Luis Suarez extended his hot scoring run with a double as Liverpool overwhelmed 10-man Tottenham 5-0 on Sunday to go within two points of the Premier League summit.
On the day he captained Liverpool for the first time, Suarez took his tally to eight goals in three games and helped to set up the other three goals by Jordan Henderson, Jon Flanagan and Raheem Sterling.
It was a scintillating way for Liverpool to end a five-game losing streak at White Hart Lane and win away for the first time since September 29 at Sunderland.
“We were like animals ... it was probably our most complete performance,” Liverpool manger Brendan Rodgers said.
"The players worked tirelessly. The level of football was superb. We got five goals and arguably we could have had seven or eight. That’s the beauty of this team, it has goals in it.
"We spoke before the game that we were missing outstanding players in Steven Gerrard and Daniel Sturridge, but I said winning teams support each other. We’ve shown it’s the team that is most important for us."
