At last, a latter-day Premier League match reminiscent of the way so many of us still believe the game should be played.
Liverpool v Manchester City was described by Gary Neville as ‘a throwback’ in its intensity, pace and most notably physical challenge.
It certainly looked as if had been plucked from the sepia annals of the good old days when men were men and divers were ridiculed by even their own team-mates as they rolled around in simulated agony.
No quarter asked. None given.