Mohamed Salah was again Liverpool's star performer as he opened the scoring with his 30th goal of the season before setting up Dominik Szoboszlai to double the lead before half-time.

While his minutes have lessened following the arrival of Jude Bellingham and exceptional performances from Federico Valverde, Modric showed he is still a force to be reckoned with.

Liverpool boss Arne Slot said the depth of quality in the Premier League means his side can take nothing for granted despite opening up an 11-point lead with a 2-0 win at Manchester City on Sunday.