Liverpool's next five Premier League fixtures compared to Man City and Arsenal after Luton win
Liverpool's quest for Premier League glory just became much clearer after coming from behind to beat Luton Town 4-1.
The Reds moved four points clear at the top after second-half goals from Virgil van Dijk, Cody Gakpo, Luis Diaz and Harvey Elliott after the Hatters landed a sucker-punch in the first-half through Chiedozie Ogbene. The result means that Liverpool will now head into this weekend's Carabao Cup final against Chelsea ahead of Manchester City - who edged past Brentford on Tuesday - and five points clear of third-placed Arsenal.
Man City claimed a 1-0 win over Brentford on Tuesday night to narrow the gap at the top of the standings. Pep Guardiola's side will be looking to reduce the deficit to just one point when they face AFC Bournemouth this weekend.
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Jurgen Klopp was forced to be without several key players against Luton due to injury. Diogo Jota, Curtis Jones, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Dominik Szoboszlai and Thiago Alcantara all missed the game at Anfield, it remains to be seen when any will return from their respective injury issues.
It was a dominant display for Liverpool but they toiled in breaking down Rob Edwards' side. Colombian attacker Luis Diaz missed a number of gilt-edged opportunities before the Reds' Dutch duo sparked the turnaround in a three-minute salvo. The Colombian managed to get in on the act adding Liverpool's third in the latter stages.
After facing Luton, Liverpool will now prepare to face Chelsea in the Carabao Cup final on Sunday, before hosting Southampton a few days later in the FA Cup. After that, the Reds
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