Liverpool had led 3-0 inside the opening 15 minutes as for the second successive Sunday Tottenham’s defence crumbled.
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Jurgen Klopp’s side had not tasted victory in any competition since the March 5 7-0 thrashing of Manchester United.
Carlo Ancelotti’s side beat Liverpool 5-2 at Anfield in the first leg last month, and they followed that triumph with a 1-0 victory in the second leg on Wednesday to comfortably advance into the final eight, with Karim Benzema registering the only goal of the contest late on.
The 25-year-old has been in prolific form since joining from Wolverhampton Wanderers in the summer of 2020 and found the back of the net 15 times in the Premier League last season.
Manchester City were twice pegged back at the Etihad Stadium after goals from Kevin De Bruyne and Gabriel Jesus were cancelled out by Diogo Jota and Sadio Mane.
That could mean a recall for Roberto Firmino, goalscorer at the San Siro in the midweek 2021/2022 UEFA Champions League game.
They did so in grand style with second-half goals from Diogo Jota, Takumi Minamino and Harvey Elliott.
After a goalless first leg at Anfield last week, Jota’s first-half daisy-cutter caught Aaron Ramsdale flat-footed.
The Portugal forward grabbed his first with less than two minutes played, turning Andy Robertson’s low ball in before adding a second from close range after being set up by Mohamed Salah half an hour later.
The Reds went into Wednesday’s game knowing a draw would be enough to progress to the knockout stages, but three points could seal top spot.
For the first time in Premier League history, United trailed 4-0 at half-time and failed to score in a hopelessly one-sided contest
The hosts were in celebratory mood ahead of kickoff after clinching the second-tier Championship title in May, but Juergen Klopp’s team showed its class with Diogo Jota breaking the deadlock in the first half after a slight touch by Salah.
A late decision was made in training to start Diogo Jota instead of the Senegal international for the 4-2 win over Manchester United.
Josh Maja twice went close for the visitors early on, first shooting wide form Kenny Tete’s cross before being denied by Alisson at point-blank range.
Their hosts, meanwhile, have slumped to seven games without a win and are looking nervously at the clubs below them in the Premier League relegation dogfight.
The Portugal forward bagged five goals in as many appearances for the Reds during November, including a Champions League hat-trick against Atalanta BC.
The victory ensured that Liverpool went five points clear at the top of their UEFA Champions League Group D after three straight wins
Goals from Diogo Jota and a Mohamed Salah penalty kick secured victory for the 2018/2019 champions.
But the English Premier League champions were made to dig deep for the points.
While Manchester City, Chelsea, Manchester United, Tottenham and now Arsenal have all lost in the opening three weeks of the new campaign, Liverpool have taken maximum points to lay down an early marker that they remain the team to beat in the Premier League this season