Liverpool completed its 119-day mission to displace Manchester City from atop the English Premier League.
It only lasted a matter of hours.
The status quo was ultimately maintained in what is promising to be another gripping fight for the title between the two giants from northwest England after both teams won on Saturday.
Liverpool's Diogo Jota, right, celebrates with his teammate Roberto Firmino after scoring his side's opening goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and Watford at Anfield stadium in Liverpool, England, Saturday, April 2, 2022. (AP PhotoJon Super)
Liverpool was first up, beating Watford 2-0 to make it 10 straight victories in the league.
That meant City dropped out of first place for the first time since Dec. 4 — but not for long.
Pep Guardiola's team kicked off barely 30 minutes later, at relegation-threatened Burnley, took the lead after five minutes and eased to a 2-0 victory.
Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne, right, celebrates with teammates after scoring the opening goal of his team during the Premier League soccer match between Burnley and Manchester City at Turf Moor, in Burnley, England, Saturday, April 2, 2022. (AP PhotoRui Vieira)
Liverpool and City have games in the Champions League quarterfinals on Tuesday before what could yet be a decisive meeting at City's Etihad Stadium five days later. One point will separate them heading into that potential title-decider, with seven more games each to play after that.
If third-place Chelsea had any faint ambitions of catching the top two, they were surely extinguished after conceding four second-half goals in a 4-1 home loss to London rival Brentford.
One of Brentford's scorers at Stamford Bridge was Christian Eriksen, who netted the second for his first goal in the Premier League since returning from suffering a cardiac arrest at last year's European Championship. He also scored in back-to-back games for Denmark over the international break.
Manchester City's head coach Pep Guardiola reacts during the Premier League soccer match between Burnley and Manchester City at Turf Moor, in Burnley, England, Saturday, April 2, 2022. (AP PhotoRui Vieira)
Wolverhampton kept up its push for a finish in the European positions by beating Aston Villa 2-1 while Leeds drew 1-1 with Southampton and last-place Norwich held Brighton 0-0 and is now seven points from safety.
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Brentford's Christian Eriksen scores his side's second goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Chelsea and Brentford, at the Stamford Bridge stadium in London, Saturday, April 2, 2022. (AP PhotoIan Walton)