Never mind the quality, feel the points. At the start of a pivotal fortnight, Liverpool did what was required to ensure the Kop went home happy and Manchester City, at least for a little while, were eclipsed.
“Liverpool, Liverpool top of the league!” came the chant, followed by familiar strains of “We shall not be moved”, and of course, this season’s favourite, “The Reds have got no money”.
Having stood a mammoth 14 points adrift of City mid-January – albeit with two games in hand – that Jurgen Klopp’s side were able to move to the Premier League summit for the first time in six months was a significant, if only temporary, moment. Next Sunday’s meeting between the two front-runners at the Etihad, which could go some way towards determining the destination of the title, has been teed up perfectly.
