City’s 4-3 defeat at Liverpool in January was their only loss against a English Premier League side this season.
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The Egyptian scored a double in each half to move clear of Harry Kane in the Golden Boot race, and also provided the third for Roberto Firmino after the break.
The Reds, now unbeaten in 16 matches on home soil in the top flight since last April, climb above Manchester United into second place with their fourth win in five matches.
The only team to win the World Cup five times, Brazil have been drawn for this year’s tournament against Costa Rica, Switzerland and Serbia in Group E
Porto looked the more likely to score in the opening quarter of the contest and came closest to doing so when attacking midfielder Otavio sent a deflected shot on to the roof of the net
Roberto Firmino fired Liverpool ahead after seven minutes, after being set up by Mohamed Salah, and the Egyptian struck shortly before half-time as the visitors eased to the three points.
Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah combined for both goals at the beginning and end of the first half as Liverpool returned to winning ways in the top flight, handing Jurgen Klopp his 50th Premier League victory as manage
German midfielder Emre Can fired the visitors ahead in the 26th minute with a fine first-time effort from 25 metres which took a slight deflection to beat goalkeeper Jonas Loss
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Philippe Coutinho put Liverpool ahead at Anfield after six minutes and Firmino doubled the lead shortly after halftime.
These two sides put on a seven-goal thriller last season, in which Bournemouth came from behind to win 4-3, and it was clear from the off that this would be another open game
The result sees Liverpool finish top of Group E, while Spartak Moscow are condemned to Europa League football
The German chose to leave the pair out of the starting 11 in Saturday’s 1-1 draw with champions Chelsea, a decision that drew criticism on social media.
The hosts were quickest out of the starting blocks but were up against a resilient side that held firm at the back for the entirety of the first half.
The Reds fell just one goal short of equalling their own all-time Champions League record for the biggest win in the competition
As for Arsenal, this will go down as one of their worst performances in their recent history, and Arsene Wenger will have questions to field over the manner in which his side capitulated against one of their biggest rivals
As for West Brom, they have now suffered three defeats in a row, while their run without a goal has been extended to 375 minutes
Liverpool had been second best throughout their defeat to Leicester City on Monday night, but Jurgen Klopp’s side were positive from the opening whistle against Arsenal and deservedly went in front after nine minutes
The case at Liverpool Magistrates Court was initially due to be heard yesterday, but was postponed due to Firmino’s involvement in Liverpool’s 1-1 draw with Chelsea at Anfield
The player and his family were out when thieves struck at their home
The 25-year-old was stopped by police while driving through Liverpool city centre on Saturday and was subsequently arrested after being found to be over the legal limit