Mohamed Salah’s goals have dried up since Liverpool slipped out of Europe with the league title virtually in the bag.
That one against Tottenham eight days ago, number four of five on a day of pure joy at Anfield, was his 28th Premier League goal of the season and yet his first for seven weeks.
It won’t trouble the champions. It might not bother Salah. Another title medal is on the way and a new contract is signed. But with only three to play, that dry spell might preserve a record that has stood more than 70 years.