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Liverpool brushed Swansea aside with a brilliant performance at Anfield to win 4-1 .
Adam Lallana was at the heart of Liverpool's great performance, scoring twice for a team that controlled the game from start to finish.
Alberto Moreno opened the scoring for the Reds in the first-half, arriving at the back post to apply a simple finish.
Lallana's first goal was fortuitous and when Gylfi Sigurdsson equalised almost immediately it looked as if Swansea could get back into the game.
But the England winger - who has struggled for form since his big money move from Southampton in the summer - applied a great finish to put the game out of sight.
Former Liverpool midfielder Jonjo Shelvey, who should have been sent off earlier in the game after throwing an elbow, headed into his own net from a corner.
The win moves Liverpool up to eighth in the Premier League.
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Show all 22 1 /22Liverpool 4 Swansea 1 player ratings Liverpool 4 Swansea 1 player ratings Liverpool: Simon Mignolet His kicking issues haven't gone away at all but he made a few good saves, particularly after Swansea scored. 5/10
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Liverpool 4 Swansea 1 player ratings Emre Can A solid performance from a player who brings calmness and excellent distribution to the back three. 7
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Liverpool 4 Swansea 1 player ratings Martin Skrtel Able to display his underrated passing range he was a confident presence when Liverpool needed one. 6
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Liverpool 4 Swansea 1 player ratings Mamadou Sakho Gave the ball away much too often, heading to Sigurdsson for Swansea’s first goal and then nearly playing in Bony for a second. 5
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Liverpool 4 Swansea 1 player ratings Javier Manquillo Always looking to take on the full back though Liverpool found more joy on the opposite flank. 6
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Liverpool 4 Swansea 1 player ratings Alberto Moreno His overlapping caused the opposition constant difficulties. He deserved his goal for an outstanding attacking display. 8
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Liverpool 4 Swansea 1 player ratings Lucas Leiva A solid presence who rarely gave the ball away, he helped create the platform for Liverpool’s attackers to prosper. 6
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Liverpool 4 Swansea 1 player ratings Jordan Henderson His driving presence was often an important addition to Liverpool’s attacks, with his assist for the first goal typifying a good night. 7
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Liverpool 4 Swansea 1 player ratings Philippe Coutinho Looked the most talented man on the pitch whenever he picked up the ball. A constant menace of flicks and tricks. 8
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Liverpool 4 Swansea 1 player ratings Adam Lallana Drifting infield from the right flank Lallana looked every inch the player Liverpool paid £25 million for. 8
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Liverpool 4 Swansea 1 player ratings Raheem Sterling Stretched the defence by running in behind and dropping deep, an intelligent performance as the main attacking presence 7
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Liverpool 4 Swansea 1 player ratings Swansea: Lukasz Fabianski A dreadful night with the boot led to the sort of comedy own goal that will haunt him for some time. 4/10
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Liverpool 4 Swansea 1 player ratings Jazz Richards Hauled off at half-time after failing to hold back Coutinho and Moreno. 4/10
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Liverpool 4 Swansea 1 player ratings Federico Fernandez His distribution from deep was acceptable but the like the rest of his colleagues he struggled to deal with Sterling 5
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Liverpool 4 Swansea 1 player ratings Ashley Williams Looked leaden-footed when run at by Liverpool’s pacey front three but may have been entitled to ask for more support from his midfield 5
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Liverpool 4 Swansea 1 player ratings Neil Taylor Unable to get forward in support and struggled with Adam Lallana’s drifting infield, looking unsure whether to stay or go 4
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Liverpool 4 Swansea 1 player ratings Leon Britton Gave the ball away a little too often for a midfield metronome. The game seemed to pass him by 5
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Liverpool 4 Swansea 1 player ratings Jonjo Shelvey His petulant punch on Can should have led to a red but Liverpool may not have wanted him to go off so often was he giving the ball away. A horror night was capped with an own goal. 3
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Liverpool 4 Swansea 1 player ratings Wayne Routledge Swansea’s attacking players rarely got hold of the ball and when they did Routledge in particular was guilty of wasteful deliveries 4
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Liverpool 4 Swansea 1 player ratings Gylfi Sigurdsson1 When he picked up the ball he looked like Swansea’s best hope of getting back into the game 6
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Liverpool 4 Swansea 1 player ratings Nathan Dyer An anonymous performance from a player who, after providing so little going forward, may have been expected to do more defensively 5
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Liverpool 4 Swansea 1 player ratings Wifried Bony A threat in the air but was too isolated to influence the game and it was no surprise when Garry Monk chose to try something different. 5
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