LIVERPOOL, England -- It was brutal in the end, on the pitch and off it in the 239th Merseyside derby, as Liverpool's incredible goal-scoring machine broke another record with a ruthless display of finishing in a 4-1 victory at Everton -- their biggest win at Goodison Park since 1986.
Two Mohamed Salah goals and one apiece from Jordan Henderson and Diogo Jota ensured that Liverpool became the first team in English football history to score two or more goals in 18 successive games. Liverpool have now scored 43 goals in 14 Premier League games this season -- an average of just over three a game -- and sit third in the table having scored 10 more than leaders Chelsea and 14 more than second-place Manchester City.