The hosts took an early lead thanks to two goals from Luis Diaz and Harvey Elliot in the first six minutes. Trent Alexander Arnold of England scored a fantastic goal that arrowed into the top corner to give Liverpool a three-goal lead in the 28th minute, and Roberto Firmino added a fourth three minutes later. The Reds scored five goals in the first half of a league game for the first time since 1958 when Virgil van Dijk headed in a corner just before halftime.
The Reds grabbed the show as they astoundingly bounced back from Monday's lacklustre 2-1 setback at Manchester United. The Reds, who had gone three games without a victory, bounced back by matching Leicester's smashing of Southampton in 2019 and Manchester United's 9-0 victories against Ipswich in 1995 and 2021.