Virgil van Dijk has urged the Liverpool fans to make Anfield “horrible” for visiting teams in the final months of the season. Liverpool are in pole position to win the league title for only the second time in 35 years, after their win over Manchester City took them 11 points clear of nearest challengers Arsenal.

Of the top seven, only Liverpool and Newcastle won. Chelsea had a great chance to move into the top four, but they couldn’t hold on at Villa, going down to a fourth defeat in their last five games. Enzo Maresca has a few pressing problems, but finding a new goalkeeper has to be near the top of his to-do list in the longer term.