But the Pirelli Stadium was not the place for a giant killing as a strong Liverpool side showed their ability without mercy. Sadio Mane returned from injury and looked dangerous every time he got the ball and his clever footwork and neat cross found Divock Origi whose smart flick past Bywater got the ball rolling after fifteen minutes. Bywater was involved in the next goal as his poor throw went straight to Mane who found an overlapping Clyne, Clynes cross landing perfectly on the head of Roberto Firmino to make it two nil to the visitors. The third goal game in very unfortunate circumstances, a James Milner cross had too much zip on it and Tom Naylor could only watch as the ball cannoned off him and into the back of his own net, a moment the boyhood Liverpool fan will want to quickly forget. A fit again Daniel Sturridge added to his still impressive goal to game ratio by turning in a James Milner cross and firing in a low very well struck shot to finish the rout.
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| Roberto Firmino heads in Liverpools second |
Liverpool looked relaxed on the ball and at times their passing and movement was exceptional. It was the type of performance that Jurgen Klopp would have been hoping for after Saturdays defeat. Sturridge showing his class and Mane back and still looking sharp were just a few of the pluses on a night that could have gone either way if Liverpool had still been licking their wounds.
Tottenham will provide an altogether different challenge in Saturdays early kick off but Liverpool will go into it with a renewed confidence after an excellent performance.
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