We have got a few weeks to ourselves now, it seems. So time for a think. About scheduling, about Financial Fair Play, about who owns football and why. The self-isolation of coronavirus is the chance to consider where the game is going.
No one could have foreseen this crisis, so blame is worthless. Football’s hierarchy could have been pro-active, their messages clearer, but the same could be said of government, too.
Jurgen Klopp really should not have had to tell Liverpool supporters to put their hands away at Anfield on Wednesday night.