If Liverpool can get the three points against Manchester City at the Etihad on Monday morning (AEDT), then the English Premier League title race is as good as done.
A Reds victory would see them extend their lead over the Citizens from seven to 10 points and also grow on the current goal difference advantage of plus-two.
With 17 matches to play, it would be difficult to see City overhaul the 10-point lead of a team who has only conceded eight goals in there 20 league games.
Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool have a stunning recent record over Pep Guardiola's City - having only lost one of their last 11 meetings.
Guardiola, while at Barcelona and Bayern Munich, has also lost to Klopp-managed teams, including Borussia Dortmund, on seven occasions - which is more defeats the Spaniard has had against any other coach.
Liverpool talisman Mohamed Salah has scored six goals and set up three in his last five Premier League matches to be Manchester City's biggest threat.
Sky Blue striker Sergio Aguero hit the back of the net in his last outing against Southamption and appears to have found form right when his team need it.
City ended a run of straight defeats, against Crystal Palace and Leicester City, with victory over the Saints and will be keen to force themselves back into the title race.
The Reds have been in the pole position to win Premier League titles before, most notably in 2013-14, and could be prone to tightness again come the business end of the season.
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