Rodgers’ delight as Pool hit five

Stoke City 3 Liverpool 5

After leading through a Ryan Shawcross own-goal and a Luis Suarez effort, Brendan Rodgers’ side let their advantage slip with old boys Peter Crouch and Charlie Adam pulling goals back before the break.

Marc Wilson was penalised for a challenge on Raheem Sterling — described by manager Brendan Rodgers as a “Spanish penalty” — allowing Steven Gerrard to clip in Liverpool’s third but even Suarez’s second could not kill Stoke.