Reds on a roll as Morientes rediscovers goal touch

Liverpool 2 Middlesbrough 0

The Spaniard had only managed seven goals in 35 appearance for the club before netting his first Premiership double against a determined - but eventually over-powered - Middlesbrough, stretching Liverpool’s impressive run to their seventh successive league victory.

The win meant Liverpool have gone 10 games without defeat and 10 in succession without conceding a goal, equalling the club record. While the defence excelled, however, the strikers struggled to find goals despite playing well.