Atoning for the knockout wrongs of their 1-0 EFL Cup semi-final first-leg loss at the hands of Tottenham Hotspur, albeit one clouded in Lucas Bergvall controversy, Liverpool's relentless huffing and puffing against a spirited Accrington side eventually led to a fabulous four-goal win.

Trent Alexander-Arnold's marvellous long-range strike was the highlight of the afternoon for the much-changed Reds, as the right-back wrote his redemption arc after a horror show against Manchester United, while Diogo Jota, Jayden Danns and Federico Chiesa also gave the Anfield faithful something to cheer on Saturday.

As applaudable as Accrington's efforts were, it was always going to be a case of just how many the Reds were going to score in the third-round tie, even if Slot made an abundance of changes that he has been loath to make for the majority of the campaign.

Some tiredness was perhaps evident in the frenetic four-goal stalemate with Manchester United last time out in the Premier League, but Arsenal's failure to get the better of Brighton & Hove Albion allowed the Reds to maintain their six-point advantage at the summit, and still with that outstanding game in hand.

Liverpool may have been slain at Anfield by Tuesday's hosts back in September, but the Reds possess the only unbeaten away record left in the 2024-25 Premier League and have struck at least two goals in each of their last 12 top-flight matches; five games in that sequence have come on rival territory.





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在联赛杯半决赛首回合0 - 1负于托特纳姆热刺的比赛中，利物浦弥补了在淘汰赛中所犯的错误，尽管卢卡斯·伯格瓦尔（Lucas Bergvall）引发了争议，但面对斗志昂扬的阿克灵顿队，利物浦无情的咆哮和喘息最终带来了一场神话般的四球胜利。

特伦特·亚历山大-阿诺德精彩的远射是这个下午改变了很多的红军的亮点，这位右后卫在对阵曼联的恐怖表演后写下了他的救赎弧线，而迪奥戈·霍塔、杰登·丹斯和费德里科·基耶萨也在周六给安菲尔德的忠实球迷带来了一些欢呼。

尽管阿克灵顿的努力值得称赞，但在第三轮比赛中，红军能进多少球永远是一个问题，即使斯洛特在大部分时间里做出了他不愿做出的大量改变。

在上一场与曼联的四球平局中，阿森纳的疲惫感或许是显而易见的，但阿森纳没能战胜布莱顿和霍夫阿尔比，这让红军在积分榜上保持了6分的优势，而那场精彩的比赛仍然近在咫尺。

利物浦可能在9月份在安菲尔德被周二的东道主杀死，但红军拥有2024-25赛季英超唯一的客场不败纪录，并且在最近的12场顶级联赛中每场至少打进2球；在这一系列比赛中，有五场比赛是在对手的地盘上进行的。