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. It allowed Liverpool to regain fourth place after Tottenham's victory earlier in the day but left Swansea five points from safety after a seventh successive away defeat. The Brazil international made up for that with a close-range volley from his compatriot's free-kick seven minutes into the second half. Liverpool could even afford top-scorer Salah's radar to be off with two chances in the second half as academy graduate Alexander-Arnold smashed home a half-volley off the underside of the crossbar at the Kop end. A minute later Firmino tapped into an empty goal from Salah's square pass before Oxlade-Chamberlain completed the rout.

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