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By the time that Liverpool got back from Aston Villa, Arne Slot was already trying to be composed about a game that could really have gone either way.

Slot is trying to point to the potential value of Trent Alexander-Arnold’s equaliser.

The emotional swing feels a bit like the title race itself, and that is of course the context everything is now being put into.

It’s all the more pronounced given this is a week that could well prove a turning point.

It’s as easy to argue that Liverpool could go 10-plus clear as it is that the gap could be cut to four or less.

In other words, for the first time, the Premier League trophy is in view.

Just like Mikel Arteta, he’ll be getting his squad to focus on the next game.

There’s only been one in that time, and they didn’t get to celebrate that properly due to the pandemic.

While it’s not like Jurgen Klopp’s supreme achievement is in any way overlooked and dismissed, it may have a different historical feature.

For that December game, after all, it was as if Liverpool could just go out and play.