With the finish line in sight, Liverpool’s legs are starting to wobble. This trip to Craven Cottage brought about their third defeat in four games in all competitions, and also featured some of the worst defending of their campaign. The champions-elect are the best team in the land but they certainly did not look like it here, against an aggressive and organised Fulham, as their 26-game unbeaten league run came to an end.
Some of the certainties of Liverpool’s season – an immaculate Virgil van Dijk, for example, or a decisive Mohamed Salah – are seemingly no longer guaranteed.