Regardless, Liverpool's fate is in their own hands with a 12-point lead and five games left to play; a win or draw on Sunday would make it an insurmountable 15- or 13-point gap with four to go for both sides.

All the reaction and analysis as Manchester City beat Aston Villa in the race for the Premier League's top five, before build-up to Arsenal's match against Crystal Palace.

Arsenal kept Liverpool's Premier League title-winning champagne on ice, but only just, as they were twice pegged back at home by Crystal Palace with Jean-Philippe Mateta scoring a superb equaliser in a 2-2 draw on Wednesday.