Liverpool vs Cardiff City: Reds finish with a flurry to kill off Neil Warnock's men

Re-live all the action from Anfield

Neil Warnock 'one of the most experienced managers in the world' - Jurgen Klopp

Liverpool moved back to the top of the Premier League as Neil Warnock's assessment of Cardiff's hopes at Anfield proved accurate.

Warnock delivered a startling admission that trying to get a result on Merseyside was "virtually impossible" on the eve of the fixture, and his Bluebirds side rarely looked like proving him wrong.

Sadio Mane's brace, plus Mohamed Salah's strike and substitute Xherdan Shaqiri's first goal for the club sealed a 4-1 victory which was enough to move Liverpool three points clear of Manchester City.

The only blemish for Liverpool came when Cardiff striker Callum Paterson scored a scrappy goal, dashing the Reds' hopes of extending their run of clean sheets in the top-flight at home to 10 matches.

Paterson's effort seemed to set up a grandstand finish but in truth Cardiff were comfortably second best, with only two attempts at goal, in stark contrast to 19 from Liverpool, who enjoyed 80 per cent possession.

Re-live the action below

[27 October 2018 16:44 · Callum Rice-Coates]

GOAL! Liverpool 4-1 Cardiff (Mane)

87 minutes

The floodgates have opened! Mane is played through by Salah and dinks the ball over Etheridge to make it four. 

[27 October 2018 16:46 · Callum Rice-Coates]

GOAL! Fulham 0-3 Bournemouth (Wilson)

85 minutes

It's another bad day for Fulham. Wilson gets his second and Bournemouth's third at Craven Cottage.

[27 October 2018 16:48 · Callum Rice-Coates]

Liverpool 4-1 Cardiff

90 minutes

Cardiff might feel unfortunate to have fallen three goals behind. It certainly hasn't been the drubbing many might have expected. But Liverpool's quality in the final third has, in the end, proved the difference.

Three minutes of added time.

[27 October 2018 16:51 · Callum Rice-Coates]

Full time: Liverpool 4-1 Cardiff

That's it. Liverpool, as expected, secure a comfortable win over Cardiff, thanks to goals from Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah and Xherdan Shaqiri.

[27 October 2018 16:55 · Callum Rice-Coates]

Top of the league

Liverpool move three points clear at the top of the Premier League, at least until Monday when Manchester City meet Spurs. It's been an impressive start to the season.

[27 October 2018 16:59 · Callum Rice-Coates]

If there was a positive for Cardiff today, it's that they ended a long-standing record: 

[27 October 2018 17:02 · Callum Rice-Coates]

Premier League results

Brighton and Hove Albion 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Southampton 0-0 Newcastle United

Liverpool 4-1 Cardiff City

Fulham 0-3 AFC Bournemouth

Watford 3-0 Huddersfield Town

[27 October 2018 17:04 · Callum Rice-Coates]

That's it for our coverage of Liverpool's win over Cardiff.

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