Rodgers revelling in Reds’ revival

Brendan Rodgers has maintained that as long as there is hope he will be able to keep hold of his top Liverpool players and that feeling was not in short supply at Anfield last night.

After Raheem Sterling opened the scoring, the outstanding Luis Suarez added two more as Liverpool recorded consecutive Premier League victories for just the second time this season to move within seven points of the top four.

Suarez will never win over the opposition fans but few at Anfield care after the Uruguayan extended his tally of Premier League goals to 15 for the season, already the highest total since Fernando Torres scored 18 three years ago, in a victory that was as impressive as it was comfortable.