December 23, London With a 6-3 win against Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, Liverpool firmly established their claim to the top of the Premier League standings. Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai completed the Reds’ resounding win, while Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah each scored a brace.

Luiz Diaz and Alexis Mac Allister gave the league leaders a 2-0 lead at the half, giving them early control of the match. After James Maddison pulled Spurs even at 41 minutes, Dominik Szoboszlai scored again just before halftime to make it 3-1.

Mo Salah gave Liverpool a 5-1 lead before the hour, but to their credit, Spurs persisted and cut the deficit to 5-3 with a volley from Dejan Kulusevski and a close-range goal from Dominic Solanke. But with five minutes remaining, Diaz made it 6-3, giving the visitors the last say.

Salah set a new milestone for the tournament by being the first player in the division to ever achieve double digits for goals and assists before December 25.Salah mentioned the historic accomplishment after assisting Dominik Szoboszlai in his goal in first-half stoppage time at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. In addition, he passed Billy Liddell to take fourth place in Liverpool’s all-time goal scoring record.

The Egyptian thought back on the club’s latest milestone.

“Winning the game is what matters most, even if it’s fantastic to do it at such a large club. “I am happy with where I am going to end my career,” Salah told Sky Sports.

Following Sunday’s 0-0 tie at Goodison Park between Chelsea and Everton, Liverpool currently leads by four points with one game remaining, having amassed 39 points from 16 games.