Quarantine Power Rankings: This week's isolation GOAT was ... a cat?

Athletes everywhere continue to get creative as they deal with their respective leagues being on hiatus. Some are better at it than others. Every Sunday throughout May, we'll look back on the week that was before crowning a quarantine king or queen. Here are the top isolation moments from the sports world over the last seven days.

10. Bend it like Virgil

Premier League clubs returned to socially distanced training sessions in small groups this week as England's top flight continues to work toward a June return. It gave players their first opportunity in roughly two months to display their skills in a familiar setting, and Liverpool star Virgil van Dijk took full advantage by showing everyone at the club that he should probably be on free-kick duty when the season resumes.

Love that, @VirgilvDijk ? ? pic.twitter.com/QkFAVkqVaC

- Liverpool FC (at ?) (@LFC) May 23, 2020

9. Demko appears to be missing something

Going without certain items we're accustomed to having is an all-too-common predicament during these times, and Thatcher Demko can certainly relate. The Vancouver Canucks goaltender shared photo and video evidence of his quarantine equipment shortage, and the moral of the story here applies to life as a whole: Make the best of what you have.

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Don't have much gear still at home here in San Diego, so this is the best we got. In home training video coming at you hot... really hot #StayClassy #StayAtHome #Day74

A post shared by Thatcher Demko (@tdemko30) on May 19, 2020 at 5:33pm PDT

8. Brady welcomes Eli to Twitter

Eli Manning finally joined Twitter on Saturday and was promptly welcomed to the social media platform by Tom Brady, who poked fun at himself by referencing the two Super Bowls he lost to the retired New York Giants quarterback. Manning topped Brady in Super Bowl XLII and XLVI, tossing late touchdown passes to sink the New England Patriots on both occasions.

Welcome @EliManning, In typical fashion, you never showed up until the 4th quarter anyway ? https://t.co/Wbun1VS2A0

- Tom Brady (@TomBrady) May 23, 2020

7. Your dog is sick of watching you train

Any soccer clubs looking for a no-nonsense defender might want to give this exuberant pup a call. The tackling form needs a bit of work - that's a clear yellow card, at the very least - but you can't question the effort. Swiping the cone for good measure was a power move, too.

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When your dog has had enough of individual training in the backyard!!! #foul #susalife

A post shared by SUSA Academy (@susa_academy) on May 18, 2020 at 8:29am PDT

6. Virtual Melvin Ingram is unstoppable

In a wacky Madden NFL 20 experiment, the Los Angeles Chargers used Pro Bowl defensive end Melvin Ingram at the unlikeliest of positions - all of them. The results were astonishing, with the 77-yard touchdown pass likely the best part.

sooooooo we put king mel at every position in madden ... pic.twitter.com/uwv4MsvjCK

- Los Angeles Chargers (@Chargers) May 20, 2020

5. Cutch challenges 'Uncle Larry' to Home Run Derby

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Andrew McCutchen has been killing time in weird ways. Taking the cake thus far is a two-minute video of him challenging his alter ego, Uncle Larry, to a Home Run Derby that showcases some suspect swings.

*Cutch vs Uncle Larry*
Homerun Derby pic.twitter.com/M1SrD5mIav

- andrew mccutchen (@TheCUTCH22) May 18, 2020

4. Fitzpatrick perfects the quarantine look

When it comes to grooming, Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick is a man amongst boys. His quarantine look is unrivaled.

ryan fitzpatrick's beard is amazing. pic.twitter.com/WH72WWPgms

- josh houtz (@houtz) May 21, 2020

3. Kanter's pets creep everyone out

Boston Celtics big Enes Kanter made everybody on Twitter incredibly uncomfortable when he posted a video of him feeding ... whatever these things are. Apparently, they are baby Gouldian finches, which look much more aesthetically pleasing once they've grown. However, that doesn't really do much to quell the unsettling feeling, especially when paired with that music.

New pets ?

Mini Demogorgons are soo cute ? pic.twitter.com/9K07rwYuFB

- Enes Kanter (@EnesKanter) May 21, 2020

2. Murray shows no mercy

San Antonio Spurs guard Dejounte Murray said on Instagram that it took these kids a couple of months to work up the courage to ask him to play a game before they finally did so on Tuesday. Evidently, Murray was itching to hoop again during the NBA's hiatus, and he hilariously pulled out all the stops on them, including a windmill jam. They might never ask him to play again.

When you knock on an NBA players door to see if he wants to come outside and play ?

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- FOX Sports Southwest (@FOXSportsSW) May 21, 2020

1. Cat-like reflexes ... literally

Call him Meownuel Neuer, Marc-Andre purr Stegen, Tim Meoward, or any other cat-inspired parody of a real goalkeeper's name that you like. We'll simply refer to this fleet-footed feline as the best shot-stopper on the internet. Multiple soccer teams worldwide would be better off with this cat between the sticks than their actual netminder right now.

Knew naming him Meownuel Neuer was a mistake pic.twitter.com/w3MrwH5Opn

- Chris Dixon (@chrismd10) May 18, 2020

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