Liverpool returned to the top of the Premier League table for the first time since Christmas with an emphatic 4-0 win at home to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.
With title rivals – Chelsea, Manchester City and Arsenal – all dropping points on Saturday, Liverpool took full advantage to enhance their prospects of a first championship win since 1990.
An own goal from Tottenham captain, Younes Kaboul, set Liverpool on their way inside the opening two minutes and Brendan Rodgers’s side never looked back as they kept the destiny of the title in their own hands, with City and Chelsea still to visit Anfield.
Top scorer, Luis Suarez, doubled the lead with his 29th goal of the season after 25 minutes, before Philippe Coutinho added a third 10 minutes into the second half.
Jordan Henderson completed the rout 15 minutes from the end, sealing an eighth consecutive league victory.
Liverpool manager Rodgers made one change to the side that had beaten Sunderland 2-1 in mid-week, with Raheem Sterling replacing Joe Allen.
Liverpool are top on the log with 71 points while Chelsea and Manchester City are trailing with 69 and 67 points respectively.
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