Reds complete Toon double: LFC 4-1 Newcastle

Liverpool accomplished the Premier League double over Newcastle United with a complete victory at Anfield on Saturday night time.

With the Geordie’s primary enemy Alexander Isak watching on from the bench, it was one other participant who did not fancy the North East, Hugo Ekitike, who scored twice in three minutes on the finish of the primary half.

With defensive points nonetheless forefront for the reds, Ibrahima Konate was making his first return to the group for the reason that premature loss of life of his father. And he delivered certainly one of his most spectacular shows in a Liverpool shirt as Newcastle did begin with positivity. Though the reds had a number of possibilities early on, it was Harvey Barnes rattling the submit from a free kick earlier than Anthony Gordon celebrated the sport’s opener in entrance of the Kop.

It was all to be brief lived happiness nevertheless for the black and whites because the reds gamers, and crowd, turned it round.

Ekitike latching on to some wondrous play contained in the field from Florian Wirtz to stroke residence the equaliser. Two minutes later the ball boy rapidly discovered Alisson, who discovered Kerkez, who performed a chic move upfield to Ekitike. The ability and tempo was an excessive amount of for the Newcastle defence and he capped it off with a Fernando Torres toe-poke previous Nick Pope.

Eddie Howe seemed shell-shocked, Ekitike was thrilled.

Second half and it was all Liverpool – even a late triple attacking change from Newcastle failed to show the dial.

Florian Wirtz stroking the ball into the online with ease for his sixth purpose in 11 video games.

Salah had possibilities, boy did he have possibilities, however his rustiness meant he didn’t convert. Ekitike too had a wonderful probability to get his first senior hat-trick however a wayward shot left him feeling pissed off.

In harm time Konate obtained his purpose – it was scruffy however all of them depend and it was the proper ending to the sport. The participant, visibly emotional, was cheered by his team-mates and crowd alike – with Alisson operating the size of the pitch to have fun. He was there as soon as too.

Liverpool have made a poor try at their Premier League defence, however this efficiency not less than confirmed some indicators of the form of play that had them on the high not so way back. Ekitike and Wirtz’s partnership is growing properly.

MOTM: Florian Wirtz