The door remains ajar for Liverpool. They can still finish in the top four and qualify for next season's Champions League - but only if they don't put a foot wrong from here.
Chelsea's unexpected home defeat on Wednesday night means Jurgen Klopp's team can still see a chink of light when it comes to overhauling either the London club or Leicester City.
But, as Klopp himself acknowledged at the beginning of the week, they will have to be flawless in their four remaining games, starting with Thursday night's rearranged trip to Old Trafford.