If only Manchester United had been as tenacious in pursuing Manchester City at the top of the Premier League as they have in trying to snatch Alexis Sanchez away from their rivals, this title race would still be alive.
As it stands, the leaders need to lose another four games to make things interesting. On current form, we would have to wait until the middle of 2019 for that to happen, so let’s not get too excited just yet.
It also depends on United and the rest of the chasing pack winning continuously down the home straight while hoping for an unlikely City stumble after that rare setback at Anfield on Sunday.