29.04.2013
By: ROB HARRIS
Making the Newcastle fans pay for their constant chants of “Luis Suarez - he bites who he wants,” Liverpool produced a ruthless display to win 6 - 0 at St James’ Park as the hosts finished with 10 men.
Daniel Sturridge and Jordan Henderson each scored twice, while Daniel Agger and Fabio Borini also found the net to demonstrate the attacking resources available at Liverpool as Suarez begins his hefty ban for biting Chelsea defender Bransilav Ivanovic in a match last Sunday.
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers was glad to shift the spotlight away from the fight with the Football Association and show the team’s unity.
“It’s been a very, very difficult week,” Rodgers said. “It was a real test for us.”
The win lifted Liverpool’s spirits but not its position in the standings, where it remains seventh - five points and a place below neighbour Everton, which beat Fulham 1 - 0 through Steve Pienaar’s goal. Tottenham remains fifth after missing a chance to move back into the four Champions League places by drawing 2 - 2 at Wigan and relying on Emmerson Boyce’s own goal to earn the point.
Manchester City strengthened its grip on second place, the only thing it can aim for after seeing Manchester United seize the trophy on Monday. Yaya Toure’s late curling strike clinched a 2 - 1 win for City over West Ham.
Charlie Adam eased Stoke’s relegation fears after by securing a 1 - 0 victory over Norwich, while Southampton was a point behind after losing 3 - 0 to West Bromwich Albion.
At St James’ Park it took just three minutes for Agger to head in Stewart Downing’s cross, and Henderson’s first came in the 17th after Sturridge squared the ball into his path.
Liverpool had to wait until nine minutes into the second half to score again, with Philippe Coutinho picking out Sturridge to blast the ball in.
Sturridge was on target again on the hour, and Borini in the 74th. Newcastle was reduced to 10 men a minute later after Mathieu Debuchy received a second yellow card for a challenge on Coutinho.
And a minute after that Henderson wrapped up the rout from a free kick, leaving Newcastle just five points above the drop zone with three games left. -Nampa-AP
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