Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has already declared his hand. When football eventually emerges from its shutdown, Manchester United will seek to exploit the transfer market as they attempt to re-establish themselves among the elite.

If that means spending £100 million-plus on Jadon Sancho while the club down the road is unable to pay the bills, so be it.

Manchester City need a centre back and Chelsea a forward. Newcastle United will look to spend Saudi riches once their takeover is complete, while Everton have a deal lined up for the Lille defender Gabriel Magalhães and other purchases are planned.

Across Merseyside, two questions frame Liverpool’s summer. How badly do they need reinforcements and what can they now spend? The answers, like everything else in this