Wachezaji wa Liverpool wakishangilia ushindi wa mabao 6-1 dhidi ya Watford leo katika mchezo wa Ligi Kuu ya England Uwanja wa Anfield. Mabao ya Liverpool yamefungwa na Sadio Mane dakika ya 27 na 60, Philippe Coutinho dakika ya 30, Emre Can dakika ya 43, Roberto Firmino dakika ya 57 na Georginio Wijnaldum dakika ya 91, wakati la Watford lilifungwa na Daryl Janmaat dakika ya 75,kwa PICHA ZAIDI BOFYA HAPA
Liverpool 6-1 Watford: Jurgen Klopp's men produce attacking masterclass at Anfield to sting Hornets and romp to the top of the Premier League
- Sadio Mane gave Liverpool the lead after 26 minutes with a header from a Philippe Coutinho delivery
- Coutinho doubled his side's lead on the half hour mark when he picked up a Roberto Firmino pass
- Emre Can effectively ended the contest five minutes before the interval with a towering header
- Firmino extended his side's advantage early in the second half with a simple tap-in from close range
- The former Hoffenheim star then teed up Mane for his second and Liverpool's fifth on the hour mark
- Watford's Daryl Janmaat, who was culpable for a couple of goals, added a consolation on 75 minutes
- But Georginio Wijnaldum rubbed salt into the Hornets' gaping wounds with a sixth in stoppage time
He doesn't want to talk about it. He'll roll his eyes or puff out his cheeks or pull one of those faces to try and change the theme. His players do the same when the subject is raised with them, too.
But for all that Jurgen Klopp won't involve himself in discussions about Liverpool's credentials, he may soon find the stance he has taken impossible to retain. With each passing week and with every thumping victory, this team is doing nothing to discourage chatter that they will challenge for the title.
Here they were presented with an opportunity to lead the pack going into the latest international break. Here their critics wondered whether this would be the weekend when they took a false step and conceded the initiative to Manchester City, Chelsea or Arsenal.
Liverpool made light work of visitors Watford to secure an important victory that sends them top of the Premier League
Sadio Mane (right) showed great ingenuity to open the scoring with a deft header after just 25 minutes
Mane has been in terrific form for the Reds this season and wheeled away in delight with Philippe Coutinho
Coutinho quickly got in on the act when he doubled Liverpool's lead just moments later with a rasping low drive
The strike was Coutinho's fifth of the season and gave his side a deserved cushion after their early dominance
The contest was effectively ended five minutes before the interval when Emre Can rose highest to power a header home
The German international recently spoke of his desire to score more goals and went the right way about it against Watford
Yet here they were in all their attacking splendour, ripping Watford to shreds with a sizzling performance that yielded six goals and might have produced double figures had it not been for a combination of the woodwork and some erratic finishing.
'Congratulations to Liverpool because I am very, very impressed,' said Watford manager Walter Mazzarri. 'It is not only their psychology and their tactical play but on their running, their pressing… they are really a great team.'
Nobody was in a hurry to argue. Watford arrived on Merseyside unbeaten in four matches, having not conceded a goal for 298 minutes. They had climbed up to seventh with organisation and obduracy key virtues and were not going to come bearing gifts.
MATCH FACTS, RATINGS, PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE AND MATCH ZONE
LIVERPOOL (4-3-3): Karius 7: Clyne 7, Lucas 7, Matip 8, Milner 8: Henderson 8, Can 8, Lallana 8 (Sturridge 70mins 7): Mane 8 (Wijnaldum 63mins 7), Firmino 8.5, Coutinho 9 (Ejaria 86mins)
Subs not used: Mignolet (GK), Klavan, Moreno, Origi,
WATFORD (3-5-2): Gomes 6 (Pantilimon 33mins 6): Janmaat 6, Kaboul 6, Britos 6: Amrabat 7, Behrami 5 (Watson 60mins 5), Capoue 5, Pereyra 6, Capoue 5, Holebas 5: Igalho 5, Deeney 6
Subs not used: Mariappa, Guedioura, Zuniga, Sinclair, Kabasele
Goals – Mane 27, 60, Coutinho 30, Can 43, Firmino 57, Wijnaldum 90+3
Booked – Holebas, Britos, Wijnaldum
Attendance – 53,163
Referee – Michael Oliver
Man-of-the-Match – Philippe Coutinho
Here's how Philippe Coutinho doubled Liverpool's lead-click HERE for more of our brilliant Match Zone
Klopp had envisaged this being a difficult afternoon but, instead, in turned into one of the best he has enjoyed since he was appointed 13 months ago, with Liverpool scoring six for the first time since they massacred Aston Villa on Valentine's Day.
This was so much more impressive, though. This was a collaboration of Red shirts swarming forward, spreading chaos on their way. On one side Philippe Coutinho was casting magic spells, on the other Sadio Mane was a persistent, pacey threat. Through the middle, Roberto Firmino spread fear.
Starting with Mane's glancing header from Coutinho's 27th minute cross, Liverpool's attacking trident scored four and in the process moved their combined total since the start of the season to 16. Is there a better front three in the Premier League at present? No.
Firmino joined his attacking cohorts Mane and Coutinho by tapping in Adam Lallana's low cross after 54 minutes
The former Hoffenheim star has had much to smile about this season and continued his excellent form against Watford
Senegalese star Mane added his second and Liverpool's fifth on the hour, with Firmino again the provider
Mane looked almost nonplussed with his second goal of the game but was surely beaming with delight inside
Heurelho Gomes added injury to insult as he laid in a heap after failing to prevent Coutinho's strike from going in
Daryl Janmaat restored a modicum of pride with 20 minutes to go when he guided the ball past Loris Karius
What makes them so difficult to contain is their unpredictability. None of them have a set position, each have a licence to drift into the areas they can cause damage. Watford's defenders had no idea where they were going to go from one minute to the next so how could they contain them?
And to think there were some natives in the crowd who voiced their anxieties about the way Liverpool had started; there were groans within the opening 20 minutes after Firmino, Lucas Leiva and Coutinho all squandered acceptable opportunities.
The pessimists foresaw a scenario where Liverpool failed to score and then conceded at a set piece, with either Troy Deeney or Odion Ighalo inflicting the damage. What they ended up seeing was an attacking performance on par with anything Liverpool conjured when Luis Suarez was at the club.
Once Mane had lifted the tension, Liverpool relaxed and the lead was doubled on the half hour when Coutinho scuttled on to a pass from Firmino and used Watford defender Younes Kaboul as a shield, firing a drive through his legs that nestled in the corner of the Anfield Road net.
Janmaat's celebrations were muted to say the least. The Dutch defender was culpable for a couple of Liverpool's efforts
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