Just as England was locking down, so the title race was opening up. What an impact Southampton have had with a deserved, impressive, victory here.
If Manchester United win their game in hand at Burnley next week, they will go top for the first time this late in the season since 2012-13. Sir Alex Ferguson was still in charge back then, and went on to win the league. United’s next fixture after the Burnley game is at Anfield. Jeepers.
Yet that is next week’s story. Monday night’s belonged to Southampton, who led inside two minutes and held tight to that slender advantage, despite Liverpool’s intense second-half onslaught.