Arne Slot’s side continued their perfect start to the European campaign with a resounding 4-0 victory over Bayer Leverkusen, with Luis Diaz scoring a hat-trick at Anfield on a miserable night for the returning Xabi Alonso.
Portuguese giants Sporting CP now sit behind the Reds in second as Ruben Amorim won his final European game in charge of the club by shocking Manchester City 4-1, after the red-hot Viktor Gyokeres scored a stunning hat-trick.
City, as a result, now sit in seventh after a miserable week for Pep Guardiola and his side.
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