Hugo Ekitike was the star for Liverpool.
Liverpool moved as much as fifth within the Premier League as they got here from behind to beat Newcastle United 4-1 at Anfield.
Each side got here into the sport on the again of spectacular performances within the Champions League.
However, after a powerful begin from Newcastle that noticed them take a deserved Thirty sixth-minute lead by Anthony Gordon, Liverpool took management, with Hugo Ekitike the star.
Ekitike, whom Newcastle made a second try at signing in the summertime, scored twice within the house of three minutes to show the sport on its head.
Florian Wirtz then made it 3-1 with a wise end as his spectacular kind continued and, although Newcastle had been a menace all through, Liverpool added gloss to the scoreline when Ibrahima Konate tapped in having returned to the facet following the demise of his father.
The win strikes Liverpool above Manchester United, who face Fulham on Sunday, whereas Newcastle are actually six factors behind them in tenth and have work to do if they’re to significantly problem for a return to the Champions League subsequent season.
Ekitike stuns fast-starting Newcastle
Newcastle had been on the entrance foot from the off and Harvey Barnes was unlucky to see a fierce free-kick cannon off the submit within the twenty sixth minute.
Ekitike then delivered a harbinger of what was to come back when he compelled Nick Pope right into a near-post save, but Newcastle shocked Anfield as Joe Willock broke and laid the ball off for Barnes earlier than it will definitely squirmed into the trail, whose sensible end throughout the face of the objective nestled within the bottom-left nook.
The Magpies had been by no means capable of settle the sport down after going forward, and their lead was erased 5 minutes after the opener when Ekitike prodded dwelling after sensible work from Florian Wirtz to get to the byline.
And it was 2-1 as fast distribution from Alisson caught the Newcastle defence off form, Ekitike racing into the field and beating Pope with a outside-of-the-boot end.
Konate scores on emotional evening as Liverpool clinch factors
Ekitike wasted a gilt-edged probability for his hat-trick after being despatched by by one other lengthy ball early within the second half, however Wirtz gave Liverpool respiration room with a high-quality first-time end from Mohamed Salah’s lay-off.
Salah spurned a possibility to make it 4-1, earlier than Gordon dragged extensive with a long-range effort, Alisson having earlier made saves from Anthony Elanga and Barnes, although each had been flagged for offside.
A fourth Liverpool objective was harsh on Newcastle however acquired the biggest cheer of the evening as Konate slotted dwelling a easy end after Pope fumbled a nook into his path. The Frenchman was decreased to tears as he capped an admirable efficiency with a objective that may absolutely reside lengthy within the reminiscence.
