Liverpool 5-1 Arsenal player ratings: Roberto Firmino shines and Sokratis flounders as Reds lay down marker
The Gunners went ahead in the first half through Ainsley Maitland-Niles but from there on in Liverpool were unstoppable, with their front three wreaking havoc
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Your support makes all the difference.Liverpool thrashed Arsenal 5-1 at Anfield as Jurgen Klopp's side extended their lead at the top of the Premier League table to nine points.
The Gunners went ahead in the first half through Ainsley Maitland-Niles but from there on in Liverpool were unstoppable, with their front three wreaking havoc.
Roberto Firmino was the star of the show, scoring a hat-trick including a weaving run through the Arsenal defence for his second, while Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane also got on the scoresheet.
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