With the sun in their eyes and a welcoming breeze from the River Thames a stone’s throw to their left, some of the travelling Kop broke into a consolatory rendition of ‘now you’re gonna believe us, we’re gonna win the league’ at full-time.
They were right on one count: they surely will indeed win the Premier League. Anyone with common sense has known that for some time. But based on the evidence of this stinking display, it was hard to believe just how far clear of the chasing pack they are.
A catalogue of errors saw Liverpool surrender an early lead to allow a fabulous Fulham side to record their biggest and best win of the season to give Marco Silva’s men serious confidence they can book a European tour for next year.