How to get on with further games or not in the Premier League will be determined shortly. The optimists hope for a league conclusion without an audience, the pessimists believe that the virus crisis forces the league to tune in and bet on the next season.
Either way, Liverpool are likely to finally get their first Premier League title. In a jacket or in sweaty match shirts.
If that game becomes the club, two wins from securing the title.
"Farce"The really big problem comes when thousands of supporters want to show their joy on the streets of the city. Of course, a traditional parade with the player squad and the bucks traveling in an open bus is excluded, but it will be something for the TV viewers if the season starts.
For Liverpool's Mayor Joe Anderson, a reopened season is mostly a single, logistical concern.
- Even though the matches are played in a closed arena, thousands of people will show up outside Anfield. Not many people will respect what we say and stay away from the arena, Anderson tells BBC Sport.
- I think it will be very difficult for the police to keep people apart and maintain social distance.
- It will be far-fetched, he says.
"Disappointed"But Liverpool strikes back. A statement on the website states that the club is "disappointed with the comments of the mayor".
Liverpool writes that there is no evidence of such allegations and that the club has in recent weeks had conversations with support groups that have informed of their "determination to respect social distance".
The mayor sees to it that the season is canceled.
-It's not about Liverpool, they have clearly won the league and they deserve to be crowned champions. What it is about is health, safety and people's lives, says Joe Anderson.