Mohamed Salah and Luis Diaz each score twice as Liverpool hit six at Tottenham
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Mohamed Salah and Luis Diaz each struck twice as Liverpool moved four points clear at the top of the Premier League going into Christmas thanks to a thrilling 6-3 win at Tottenham. Goals from Diaz and Alexis Mac Allister put Arne Slot’s leaders in control in north London before Dominik Szoboszlai restored the two-goal advantage after James Maddison halved Spurs’ deficit.
Salah then climbed to fourth on Liverpool’s all-time goalscoring list – surpassing the late Billy Liddell – by taking his career total to 229 with a second-half double which increased his tally for this season to 18. Strikes from Tottenham pair Dejan Kulusevski and Dominic Solanke injected some intrigue into the closing stages before Diaz’s second secured a thumping victory for the visitors.
The Reds, who emphatically bounced back from consecutive top-flight draws against Newcastle and Fulham, also have a game in hand on their title rivals. Tottenham remain 11th. Earlier, second-placed Chelsea blew the chance to temporarily leapfrog Liverpool after being held to a goalless draw by Everton at Goodison Park.
Sean Dyche’s side became the first team since Newcastle in October to prevent Enzo Maresca’s men from scoring as they brought their opponents’ eight-match winning run in all competitions to an end. Ruben Amorim’s Manchester United were jeered off following a chastening 3-0 loss at home to Bournemouth.
