The questions kept arriving as quickly as the ferocious tackles. Why did James Maddison take that penalty? What was Alex Iwobi thinking with that pass? How did Dominic Calvert-Lewin miss that chance? Through it all, though, one lingered more than any other: will Seamus Coleman be ok?
When the stakes are as high as they were on this frenzied night, with two huge clubs frantically trying to stay in the Premier League, it is easy to forget about the human element of it all but that was brought sharply into focus just before half-time.