With both their title rivals dropping points, Liverpool rose to the summit of the Premier League this weekend with a win over Brighton.
But with their squad stretched to breaking point and repeatedly falling behind in games, it's been the emergence of one player - at both ends of the pitch - who has kept Jurgen Klopp's championship dreams alive.
Alexis Mac Allister, despite a very weird start to the season, has become Liverpool's most important player.
Adam Clery looks at his season so far, and analyses exactly how far he can take them.