For the first time in 30 years, Liverpool are the champions of England. We knew that already and it looks now as though the coronavirus has confirmed it before mathematics could.
The idea that the season should be void is little more than a malign fantasy peddled by those trying to weaponise a pandemic to stop a rival team and its supporters claiming what is rightfully theirs.
The Premier League and the Football League did the right thing, belatedly, on Friday morning when they suspended competition until at least the beginning of April but the hard part — the wrangling over who is entitled to what, legal actions, contractual disputes — still lies ahead.