Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah celebrates scoring the workforce’s fourth aim with Cody Gakpo in the course of the Premier League match in opposition to Leeds United on April 17, 2023
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Liverpool received for the primary time in 5 English Premier League video games after thrashing Leeds 6-1 on Monday.
Liverpool hadn’t tasted victory in additional than six weeks, since routing Manchester United 7-0.
But after Cody Gakpo’s opener and Mohamed Salah’s quickfire addition for a 2-0 halftime lead, Liverpool tore aside Leeds within the second half. Salah and Diogo Jota completed with a pair every, and Darwin Nunez got here off the bench to attain late.
Leeds halved the deficit two minutes after the break when Ibrahima Konate was caught in possession by Luis Sinisterra, who lifted his effort over goalkeeper Alisson to make it 2-1.
But the Leeds protection collapsed in acquainted trend, struggling consecutive heavy residence defeats eight days after dropping to Crystal Palace 5-1. Leeds has conceded 60 league objectives, greater than another aspect,
Liverpool remained eighth within the standings, two factors behind Brighton. Leeds’ survival hopes had been dealt one other large blow by staying sixteenth, two factors above the drop zone.
Best efficiency of the season: Klopp
Jurgen Klopp hailed what he known as Liverpool’s greatest efficiency of the season.
“The moment in the game I enjoyed the most was the 92nd minute,” the Reds supervisor mentioned. “It’s already 6-1 and we lose the ball and we had four players chasing.
“From a counter-pressing perspective that was undoubtedly one of the best sport we have performed this season, in possession in all probability as nicely.
“We had been calm within the decisive moments to move distinctive balls. Mo’s second was tremendous play. Curtis (Jones) to Robbo (Andrew Robertson), then Cody (Gakpo) after which the ball to Mo. That was actually good. There had been numerous good moments.”
Liverpool went forward within the thirty fourth minute in controversial trend. Trent Alexander-Arnold appeared to make use of his arm to regulate the ball when dispossessing Junior Firpo. But referee Craig Pawson allowed play to proceed and there was no VAR intervention after Alexander-Arnold acquired a return move from Salah earlier than crossing low for Gakpo to show residence.
There was nothing controversial concerning the guests’ second aim. Jota robbed Weston McKennie in midfield and slipped in Salah, who smashed a left-footed end into the highest nook from the left fringe of the penalty space.
The guests had struck twice in 4 minutes from their first two probabilities to imagine full management by halftime.
Leeds then hauled itself again two minutes after the restart. Ibrahima Konate was caught in possession by Sinisterra and the Colombian confirmed energy and composure to dink a neat end over Alisson.
But Liverpool restored the two-goal lead 5 minutes later. Jota raced on to Jones’ defense-splitting move and curled a first-time shot past Illan Meslier.
Leeds struck a submit via Brenden Aaronson’s long-range effort and Salah had an effort dominated out for offside after a VAR examine earlier than Liverpool put the outcome past doubt within the sixty fourth.
Robertson’s cross was helped on by Gakpo and the unmarked Salah transformed his fifteenth league aim on the far submit.
Liverpool rubberstamped its superiority with a fifth aim via Jota’s scuffed end from Jordan Henderson’s cross within the 73rd.
The rout was accomplished within the remaining minute, with substitute Nunez’s scientific end from Alexander-Arnold’s move dominated onside by VAR.
