Catch me if you can appeared the message from Roberto Firmino as he sprinted down the pitch to celebrate his 90th-minute winner with the fans in the Kop. No teammate could.
Liverpool issued a similar statement in going top of the Premier League at the expense of a devastated Tottenham. Their chase could be forlorn, too. The sight of the champions three points clear at the summit after all of the trials of the season will be galling for rivals with aspirations of taking Liverpool’s crown. It will be sickening for José Mourinho, irrespective of his attempts to play down Spurs’ title credentials.
