<p class="title">Liverpool delivered a first-half masterclass to humiliate Everton at Anfield on Wednesday, surging into a 4-2 halftime lead and adding a late fifth to maintain their charge towards a first league title in 30 years.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Rarely in that barren period, or even in the glory years that preceded it, could they have produced a better first half as exquisite passing and deadly finishing brought two goals for Divock Origi and one each for Xherdan Shaqiri and Sadio Mane.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Everton replied through Michael Keane and Richarlison before a much calmer second half that brought only a late goal for Georginio Wijnaldum.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The victory, coach Jurgen Klopp's 100th in the Premier League in the highest-scoring Merseyside derby for 86 years, made it a top-flight club record of 32 league matches unbeaten for Liverpool.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It moved the European champions on to 43 points, eight ahead of Leicester City, who beat Watford earlier, and 11 clear of Manchester City.</p>.<p class="bodytext">For Everton, who have not won at Anfield since 1999, the defeat made it 20 derbies in all competitions without a victory home or away and dropped them into the Premier League's bottom three, with the pressure piling up on manager Marco Silva.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The manager showed trust and you just have repay it," said Origi. "I think my first goal was important to break the game open, but the second one, technically, I enjoyed. We used the space well. We had wonderful service."</p>.<p class="bodytext">What Silva would give for a reserve striker like Origi, who came in to score two great goals.</p>.<p class="bodytext">After six minutes, the Belgian was the beneficiary of a wonderful pass by Mane, who curved the ball perfectly between the retreating Mason Holgate and advancing goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, allowing Origi to take a touch beyond both and knock it into the empty net.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Trent Alexander-Arnold then delivered another stunning pass, drilled 40 yards cross-field into the path of Mane, who nonchalantly controlled it and put it on a plate for Shaqiri.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Everton pulled one back four minutes later through Michael Keane but he and his defensive partners were exposed again soon after when a simple long ball by Dejan Lovren found the unmarked Origi, who cushioned the ball expertly before firing home.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Liverpool then scored yet another brilliant goal, Mane breaking at pace from his own box, moving the ball to Alexander-Arnold, who fed the ball back to the galloping Senegalese striker to clip in a superb low shot from the edge of the box.</p>.<p class="bodytext">After a much calmer second half saw Mane and Everton's Moise Kean both miss late chances, Wijnaldum completed the rout in the highest-scoring Merseyside derby since Liverpool won 7-4 in 1933.</p>
<p class="title">Liverpool delivered a first-half masterclass to humiliate Everton at Anfield on Wednesday, surging into a 4-2 halftime lead and adding a late fifth to maintain their charge towards a first league title in 30 years.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Rarely in that barren period, or even in the glory years that preceded it, could they have produced a better first half as exquisite passing and deadly finishing brought two goals for Divock Origi and one each for Xherdan Shaqiri and Sadio Mane.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Everton replied through Michael Keane and Richarlison before a much calmer second half that brought only a late goal for Georginio Wijnaldum.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The victory, coach Jurgen Klopp's 100th in the Premier League in the highest-scoring Merseyside derby for 86 years, made it a top-flight club record of 32 league matches unbeaten for Liverpool.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It moved the European champions on to 43 points, eight ahead of Leicester City, who beat Watford earlier, and 11 clear of Manchester City.</p>.<p class="bodytext">For Everton, who have not won at Anfield since 1999, the defeat made it 20 derbies in all competitions without a victory home or away and dropped them into the Premier League's bottom three, with the pressure piling up on manager Marco Silva.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The manager showed trust and you just have repay it," said Origi. "I think my first goal was important to break the game open, but the second one, technically, I enjoyed. We used the space well. We had wonderful service."</p>.<p class="bodytext">What Silva would give for a reserve striker like Origi, who came in to score two great goals.</p>.<p class="bodytext">After six minutes, the Belgian was the beneficiary of a wonderful pass by Mane, who curved the ball perfectly between the retreating Mason Holgate and advancing goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, allowing Origi to take a touch beyond both and knock it into the empty net.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Trent Alexander-Arnold then delivered another stunning pass, drilled 40 yards cross-field into the path of Mane, who nonchalantly controlled it and put it on a plate for Shaqiri.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Everton pulled one back four minutes later through Michael Keane but he and his defensive partners were exposed again soon after when a simple long ball by Dejan Lovren found the unmarked Origi, who cushioned the ball expertly before firing home.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Liverpool then scored yet another brilliant goal, Mane breaking at pace from his own box, moving the ball to Alexander-Arnold, who fed the ball back to the galloping Senegalese striker to clip in a superb low shot from the edge of the box.</p>.<p class="bodytext">After a much calmer second half saw Mane and Everton's Moise Kean both miss late chances, Wijnaldum completed the rout in the highest-scoring Merseyside derby since Liverpool won 7-4 in 1933.</p>