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<\/a><\/p>\nLEEDS, England (Reuters) – Liverpool banished their away day blues as Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah grabbed two goals each in an emphatic 6-1 victory at lowly Leeds United on Monday, a record home Premier League loss at Elland Road for the Yorkshire club. <\/p>\n
Jota was on the scoresheet for the first time in over a year while Cody Gakpo and Darwin Nunez were also on target as Liverpool recorded a second away win in 2023.<\/p>\n
They move to 47 points from 30 games, nine behind Newcastle United in the fourth Champions League qualification position. <\/p>\n
Leeds had chances in the first half but just as in their 5-1 home loss to Crystal Palace in their previous match, they were far too open defensively.<\/p>\n
Javi Gracia’s side remain two points above the relegation zone after 31 games. Leeds winger Luis Sinisterra made it 2-1 soon after the interval before Liverpool netted four more.<\/p>\n
“It was a special second half, we played really well,” Jota told Sky Sports. “We kept possession and tried to find ourselves in good positions. We scored some great goals.<\/p>\n
“It has been a hard season for me and the team so it is a relief for me to score. I always want to be involved, I got an assist too in the first half, but I would like to score more.”<\/p>\n
Salah now has nine goals in six league matches against Leeds, a joint Liverpool record with Gordon Hodgson, and has moved to 26 for the season in all competitions after two clinical finishes, with his first being set up by Jota. <\/p>\n
There was some controversy over Liverpool\u2019s first goal from Gakpo in the 35th minute as Leeds claimed a handball from Trent Alexander-Arnold in the build-up but as the fullback was not the scorer the Video Assistant Referee did not intervene. <\/p>\n
LIVERPOOL SWAGGER<\/p>\n
It is a first win in six games in all competitions for Liverpool, whose Champions League qualification hopes look a long-shot, but there was some swagger back in the performance that has been missing away from Anfield this season.<\/p>\n
Liverpool\u2019s fourth away win of the season came as they led 2-0 at halftime. They battled to create chances in the opening half-hour but once Gakpo put them in front they began to cut Leeds open at will. <\/p>\n
Salah fed Alexander-Arnold down the right and although the ball struck the wing-back’s arm, he was allowed to continue and provided a tap-in for Gakpo at the back post.<\/p>\n
Jota robbed Weston McKennie and led a counter-attack that saw Salah score the second before a mistake from Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate allowed Sinisterra to pull a goal back for the home side early in the second period.<\/p>\n
Leeds might have hoped that would be a turning point but they could not contain the visitors in the second half.<\/p>\n
Jota restored Liverpool’s two-goal advantage when he ran on to a superb pass from Curtis Jones and swept the ball past goalkeeper Illan Meslier, later adding a second with a scuffed shot from the edge of the box. <\/p>\n
Salah and Nunez also scored to compound the misery at a rapidly emptying Elland Road.<\/p>\n
“Obviously we knew it would be a tough game. We started with a clear plan and tried to get them on the counter,” Leeds defender Robin Koch said.<\/p>\n
“Then we conceded two goals and it’s an extremely difficult game against a team like Liverpool.<\/p>\n
“It’s hard for us but we need to put this game aside. We have three massive games coming up (against Fulham, Leicester City and Bournemouth).”<\/p>\n
\n(Reporting by Nick Said; Editing by Ken Ferris)<\/p>\n
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