Liverpool ended their run of away defeats with victory over 10-man Newcastle at St James' Park, with Darwin Nunez scoring his first league goal since before the World Cup.
Nunez needed just 10 minutes to open the scoring, finding a huge gap in the Newcastle back-line to collect a Trent Alexander-Arnold ball and rifle home. Within 20 minutes it was two, with Cody Gakpo scoring in a second successive game, and things got worse for Newcastle when Nick Pope was shown a straight red card for handling outside the area.
The second half was a little nervier than the visitors might have liked, with Newcastle seeing plenty of the ball but failing to find a reply. The victory leaves Jurgen Klopp's side just six points behind Eddie Howe's men with a game in hand, though, and they will feel they now have a sniff of a top four finish once more.
