Liverpool 5 Swansea 0Huw Jenkins, the Swansea City chairman, slumped lower and lower in his padded seat in the Anfield directors’ box as Liverpool served up a St Stephen’s Day rout. Liverpool were irrepressible in the second half as Swansea folded in the face of unrelenting pressure conducted by Philippe Coutinho. Anfield appeared set for a comfortable home win, and Swansea another punishing away trip, as soon as Coutinho gave Klopp’s team the lead with only six minutes gone. The chasm between the two attacks was monumental, however, and with Liverpool emerging for the second half with renewed purpose the contest was swiftly over. Coutinho supplied the assist for the second with a free-kick that caused a collective seizure in the Swansea rearguard.

Source: The Irish Times December 26, 2017 19:52 UTC