Leeds vs Liverpool: Salah and Jota brace helps Reds 6-1 confident victory

Brace from Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah helps the Reds get dominant 6-1 victory during Leeds vs Liverpool at Elland Road.

Leeds vs Liverpool: Match Summary

The Reds had plenty of the ball early on, but didn't create a chance and instead it was the hosts who should have taken the lead in the 7th minute when Rodrygo had a free header off a free kick.

Liverpool had 79 percent possession in the opening 20 minutes, but only one shot, compared to Leeds' three attempts on goal.

In fact, Liverpool's first shot on target didn't arrive until the 35th minute when Cody Gakpo tapped in the opening goal from inside the six-yard box.

The lead was doubled in style shortly after when Mo Salah fired into the top corner after Leeds lost possession in midfield and Diogo Jota played in the Egyptian.

Two goals inside four minutes turned the game on its head.

Second Half:

In the second half of Leeds vs Liverpool, Leeds were back in the game within two minutes of the restart when Ibrahima Konate became the latest Liverpool player to gift an opponent a goal, forward Luis Sinisterra finishing well past Alisson after Konate messed up on the ball.

However, the two-goal lead was restored within five minutes when Curtis Jones played a lovely ball for Jota and the Portuguese finished well for his first goal since April last year.

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Salah had the ball in the net again soon after but Van Dijk was offside from what was a well-worked set piece return.

Liverpool didn't have to wait long to get their fourth though, Salah finishing off a superb counter attack that saw Andy Robertson bursting down the left and ended with Gakpo laying on for the No.11 to curl home in trademark style.

Klopp has repeatedly said that his side are suffering from a lack of confidence and all of a sudden they had some swagger back, looking likely to score and the forwards brimming with belief.

Henderson's cross landed at the edge of the box and Jota fired it with renewed vigour for his second.

There was another positive too, with the introduction of Diaz – along with Nunez, Firmino and Milner – for the final 10 minutes, the Colombian returning for his first appearance since October.

A superb ball from Alexander-Arnold in the final minute was controlled and finished by Nunez for the sixth.

After failing to score a single goal against a team in the bottom half prior to this game this season, Liverpool emphatically put that statistic to bed.

They also recorded their first win in 43 days and their first away win against a team outside of the top six.

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