Liverpool came back from 1-0 down at Anfield to secure a convincing 4-1 victory over Newcastle in the Premier League on Saturday. The result lifted the hosts up to fifth in the table.
Liverpool were slow to get going against an intense press from Newcastle, who took the lead when Anthony Gordon struck with precision into the far corner past Alisson.
Hugo Ekitike was one of the standouts for Liverpool on the night, and after he combined with Florian Wirtz to equalise, the France international put the Reds ahead when bursting past Malick Thiaw before poking the ball past Nick Pope.
Liverpool scored a third through Wirtz who finished accurately from Mohamed Salah’s cutback, before Ibrahima Konate wrapped up the points in stoppage time, scoring an emotional goal following the recent death of his father.
Speaking after the game, Konate said: “I don’t have words to describe what I feel right now.
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