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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Andy Hunter at Anfield

Salah and Mané double up in Liverpool’s 6-0 trouncing of threadbare Leeds

Sadio Mané scores his second goal and Liverpool’s fifth in the demolition of Leeds at Anfield
Sadio Mané scores his second and Liverpool’s fifth goal in the demolition of Leeds at Anfield Photograph: Peter Powell/Reuters

Liverpool blew away Leeds to such a degree at Anfield that Pep Guardiola might have felt their breath on the back of his neck in Manchester. City’s commanding 12-point lead at the top of the Premier League is a distant memory and Jürgen Klopp’s “pain in the ass” are closing in.

The Liverpool manager celebrated this rout with six punches in front of the Kop: one for each goal his rampant team swept past the ludicrously exposed Leeds goalkeeper, Illan Meslier.

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