Wild Liverpool FC reactions to Man City defeat vs Spurs show Blues exactly how to respond

Jamie Carragher could hardly contain himself after Harry Kane's winner against Manchester City, and didn't even try to remain biased when taunting Micah Richards in the post-match dissection of the game for Sky Sports.

Even neutrals Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer had smiles on their faces when declaring that the title race was back open on Match of the Day.

After Liverpool beat Norwich at 3pm on Saturday, City were poor and slipped up against Tottenham at teatime to reduce the gap to their closest rivals to six points. Liverpool now know that with a game in hand, plus a visit to the Etihad in April, the title is now back in their hands.

As City fans walked away from the Etihad Stadium struggling to take in a crazy end-to-end finish to the game, videos started emerging of Liverpool fans in pubs on Merseyside celebrating Kane's winner as if it was a title-winning goal from one of their own players.

Without context, the celebrations could have been mistaken for one of England's Euro 2020 winners in the summer, or, say, Liverpool's Champions League final win in 2019. But no, it was a Manchester City defeat in February that sparked such wild celebrations on Merseyside.

There's no taking away from the importance of City's defeat. Liverpool were ruled out of the title race by some last month, and now they are firmly back in contention.

If you can't celebrate a positive day for your football club, especially one that reignites a title challenge, then football is probably the wrong sport for you. Celebrations were firmly justified from the red half of Liverpool, although maybe not to the extent of beer showers and dancing on tables.

However, in order for Liverpool to properly get themselves back in contention, they must still