Liverpool moved six points clear at the top of the English Premier League after strolling past visiting Newcastle, 4-0, at Anfield on Wednesday. Defending champion Manchester City, which started the day in second place, surrendered that position to Tottenham when it fell at Leicester, 2-1 — City’s second surprise loss in four days when it was beaten at Leicester 2-1. Tottenham followed up its 6-2 romp at Everton on Sunday with another big win as Son Heung-min scored twice in a 5-0 thrashing of Bournemouth that took the London club one point ahead of Manchester City in the standings. At Leicester, Liverpool showed just how desperate it is to secure the club’s first top-flight title since 1990. Struggling Newcastle last won in the league at Anfield in 1994, and the former Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez’s decision to rest his leading scorer, Salomon Rondon, did not say much for its ambitions Wednesday.

Source: New York Times December 26, 2018 19:18 UTC