Newscastle fell back deep in the second half and Liverpool punished them for that. In the first half, Liverpool started poorly and that was reflected in the half time result. After Jota and Elliot (plus Nunez) came on, Liverpool played more better with an improved defending (Gomez, Matip and Allison were all brilliant) closing those gaps that Newcastle exploited in the half time.

In the end, it was Nunez who was made runs at the right time and with the right strike. For someone who always blanks, it was relieving to see him do 2/2 on Nick pope