Manchester City hit FOUR at Anfield to all but end Liverpool's title hopes as Alisson howlers gift Pep Guardiola's side two-goal lead after Mo Salah had equalised, with Ilkay Gundogan netting a double and Phil Foden scoring a late screamer

And that’s why they’re champions.

Not yet, of course. But one day soon, surely. Manchester City are in rare form right now and this was the emphatic win that confirms their dominance in this strangest of seasons.

What once looked open, is now closed. There may only be five points in it, between City and the team below, but that will stretch to eight if they win their game in hand. And City are better than Manchester United, we know that.

Liverpool, still, were seen as their prime challengers.