The second goal came only in injury-time, but the difference between the teams was far greater than 2-0 may suggest. Liverpool will reflect in a slightly odd performance in which, as at Tottenham, it wasted hatfuls of chances and at the same time ended up winning largely because its opponent squandered a couple of excellent opportunities. But such considerations seem vaguely futile these days: This was another staging post on the way to a league title that seems increasingly certain.
With Leicester losing and Manchester City drawing this weekend, Liverpool’s lead is now a barely credible 16 points with a game in hand.