There was a banner fluttering at one end of the ground – “26 Years and Counting” – to remind Liverpool about how long it had been since they could last call themselves league champions. They used to have a similar one here in honour of Manchester City but it went a few years ago and, for a while, this had looked like being another day when Liverpool provided the hard evidence why Jürgen Klopp’s team must fancy their chances.
Liverpool’s frustration about not being able to hold on to their first-half lead could probably be gauged by that moment late on when Klopp, looking close to the point of spontaneous combustion, argued with José Mourinho by the side of the pitch and could be seen angrily waving away the home team’s manager. All the great championship-winning sides from Anfield knew how to hang on to a 1-0 victory and if the modern-day version had managed it here it would have been the first Liverpool side in the Premier League era to take 47 points from 21 games. To lose that lead seven minutes from the end of normal time must have stung the visitors.
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