Liverpool made it four wins from four in the Champions League as they broke the tactical battle against Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen to earn a 4-0 victory. Diaz 61′ (assist – Jones) Gakpo 63′ (assist – Salah) Diaz 83′ (assist – Salah) Diaz 90+2′ (assist – Nunez)

Xabi Alonso said his return to Anfield was bittersweet after Liverpool thrashed Bayer Leverkusen 4-0 on Tuesday, thanks to a Luis Diaz hat-trick, to go top of the Champions League table.Alonso, a Champions League winner during his playing days in the Liverpool midfield,

Liverpool turned it on in the final half an hour to see off Xabi Alonso and his Bayer Leverkusen team on the Reds legend's Anfield return. After a fairly drab first half the only real talking point was Jeremie Frimpong's correctly disallowed goal for handball, before the Reds took over in the second period.