Jurgen Klopp brought up 100 wins as Liverpool manager thanks to a 4-0 home defeat of Newcastle United in the Premier League on Boxing Day.
2018/2019 Premier League
4-0
Match Report
Mohamed Salah scored again to help stretch Liverpool's Premier League lead to six points, as a 4-0 home win over Newcastle United gave Jurgen Klopp his 100th Reds victory.
Klopp's 181st game in charge saw Liverpool take an early Boxing Day lead at Anfield, Dejan Lovren smashing in a superb half-volley to set up their eighth straight Premier League win.
And when Salah stepped up to convert a penalty he won himself immediately after the restart, Rafael Benitez's side were heading to defeat on his Anfield return.
Xherdan Shaqiri and Fabinho added late goals for the rampant hosts and Manchester City's 2-1 loss at Leicester City means the 2017-18 champions fall further behind Klopp's men ahead of their clash at the Etihad Stadium on January 3, with Tottenham moving up to second after thrashing Bournemouth.
Match Events
11' GOAL! Liverpool 1-0 Newcastle (Lovren)
What a strike by Lovren to put his side ahead! Liverpool had a corner which was headed away by Lascelles, but straight to Lovren just inside the penalty area, who smashes the ball into the top corner of the net.
47' Penalty Goal! Liverpool 2-0 Newcastle (Salah)
Salah dribbles into the box and beats Dummett, with the left-back appearing to pull him back from behind. It's slightly theatrical by Salah but the referee shows no hesitation in awarding the spot-kick.
Salah steps up to take the penalty and fires the ball into the bottom corner. The Newcastle keeper dived the right way but their was too much pace on the ball and it ripples the back of the net.
79' GOAL! Liverpool 3-0 Newcastle (Shaqiri)
Shaqiri the man on the scoresheet. It was a well worked goal, with the Reds keeping the pressure on the visitors and the goal finally came.
Alexander-Arnold with a low cross straight into the path of Shaqiri who had a tap-in from a couple of yards out.
84' GOAL! Liverpool 4-0 Newcastle (Fabinho)
Fabinho with the fourth goal of the game, beating Diame in the air at the near post and powering his header into the back of the net.
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Line-ups
Liverpool XI: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Lovren, Van Dijk, Robertson; Henderson, Wijnaldum, Shaqiri; Salah, Mane, Firmino.
Subs: Mignolet, Clyne, Fabinho, Keita, Sturridge, Lallana, Origi.
Newcastle XI: Dubravka; Yedlin, Fernandez, Lascelles, Dummett; Ritchie, Diame, Hayden, Kenedy; Muto, Joselu.
Subs: Woodman, Manquillo, Schaar, Longstaff, Murphy, Perez, Rondon.