A ruthless Liverpool will sit top of the Premier League at Christmas for the third season in succession after a devastating, record-breaking 7-0 rout of Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.
Roberto Firmino and substitute Mohamed Salah notched a memorable brace each and there were further excellent goals from Sadio Mane, Jordan Henderson and Takumi Minamino as the Reds won a top-flight match away from home by a seven-goal margin for the very first time.
A supreme display of clinical finishing from Liverpool means the defending champions open up a six-point gap at the summit before their title rivals play across the weekend.
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