Liverpool briefly moved to the top of the Premier League after beating Watford 2-0 at Anfield in Saturday's 12:30pm kick off, before Manchester City regained their place at the summit with a 2-0 win of their own over Burnley at Turf Moor just hours later.
Diogo Jota's header broke the deadlock against Watford but the Reds had to wait until minutes before the end of the game to double their advantage as Fabinho smashed a penalty into the top corner at the Kop end.
Liverpool face a hugely important week coming up as they travel to Portugal to take on Benfica in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final before making the shorter journey to the Etihad to do battle with City in a match that could decide the title.
