Quad-chasing Liverpool inevitably top Winners and Losers…

The Quad is on, on, on for Liverpool while Manchester City’s goalkeeper had a horrible time as did both North London clubs…

Winners

Quadruple-chasing Liverpool

Now go read 16 Conclusions…

Sadio Mane

Roberto Firmino was supposed to be the leader of the press for Klopp. As the Brazilian adjusts to a new role, perhaps more substitute than starter, Mane has taken his spot in the middle of the attack. His pressing drew a hideous error from Zack Steffen and brought Liverpool’s second goal. His own second, volleyed in, took him to three goals against Manchester City in seven days and 10 in his career. It is an illustration that Mane can trouble even the best defences and his excellent April – with four goals in three starts – is ensuring that Mohamed Salah’s rare goal drought is not mattering yet.

Cristiano Ronaldo

Manchester United should not have re-signed him. They should look to rebuild without him next season. In the broader picture, each can be the case. After all, even Ronaldo can only hold off the forces of time for so long. He has only scored in three games in 2022. But he has got a hat-trick in two of them. Against Norwich, as against Tottenham, he seemed to win a game through willpower, a capacity to turn back time and a sense of his own greatness. Each contained a close-range strike, a terrific header and a long-range thunderbolt. His latest treble took him to 20 club goals for a 16th successive season which, like a 60th hat-trick of his career, is just ridiculous. And the possibility is reopening that Ronaldo could yet fire this flawed United side back into the Champions League.

Brighton, kings of north London

Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Mason Mount

It can seem as though Mount is enjoying the career Loftus-Cheek