Philippe Coutinho provided the style and compatriot Roberto Firmino the substance as Liverpool's brilliant Brazilians dispatched rudderless Swansea 5-0 in clinical fashion at Anfield. Philippe Coutinho provided the style and compatriot Roberto Firmino the substance as Liverpool's brilliant Brazilians dispatched rudderless Swansea 5-0 in clinical fashion at Anfield. Under caretaker boss Leon Britton they did not have the game plan to cope with the creativity of Coutinho, Liverpool captain in the absence of the injured Jordan Henderson, and the movement of Firmino. The Brazil international made up for that with a close-range volley from his compatriot's free-kick seven minutes into the second half. A minute later Firmino tapped into an empty goal from Salah's square pass before Oxlade-Chamberlain completed the rout.

Source: Irish Independent December 26, 2017 19:30 UTC