<p>Liverpool banished their away day blues as Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah grabbed two goals each in an emphatic 6-1 victory at lowly Leeds United on Monday, a record home Premier League loss at Elland Road for the Yorkshire club.</p>.<p>Jota was on the scoresheet for the first time in over a year while Cody Gakpo and Darwin Nunez were also on target as Liverpool recorded a second away win in 2023.</p>.<p>They move to 47 points from 30 games, nine behind Newcastle United in the fourth Champions League qualification position.</p>.<p>Leeds had chances in the first half but just as in their 5-1 home loss to Crystal Palace in their previous match, they were far too open defensively.</p>.<p>Javi Gracia's side remain two points above the relegation zone after 31 games. Leeds winger Luis Sinisterra made it 2-1 soon after the interval before Liverpool netted four more.</p>.<p>"It was a special second half, we played really well," Jota told Sky Sports. "We kept possession and tried to find ourselves in good positions. We scored some great goals.</p>.<p>"It has been a hard season for me and the team so it is a relief for me to score. I always want to be involved, I got an assist too in the first half, but I would like to score more."</p>.<p>Salah now has nine goals in six league matches against Leeds, a joint Liverpool record with Gordon Hodgson, and has moved to 26 for the season in all competitions after two clinical finishes, with his first being set up by Jota.</p>.<p>There was some controversy over Liverpool’s first goal from Gakpo in the 35th minute as Leeds claimed a handball from Trent Alexander-Arnold in the build-up but as the fullback was not the scorer the Video Assistant Referee did not intervene.</p>.<p><strong>Liverpool swagger</strong></p>.<p>It is a first win in six games in all competitions for Liverpool, whose Champions League qualification hopes look a long-shot, but there was some swagger back in the performance that has been missing away from Anfield this season.</p>.<p>Liverpool’s fourth away win of the season came as they led 2-0 at halftime. They battled to create chances in the opening half-hour but once Gakpo put them in front they began to cut Leeds open at will.</p>.<p>Salah fed Alexander-Arnold down the right and although the ball struck the wing-back's arm, he was allowed to continue and provided a tap-in for Gakpo at the back post.</p>.<p>Jota robbed Weston McKennie and led a counter-attack that saw Salah score the second before a mistake from Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate allowed Sinisterra to pull a goal back for the home side early in the second period.</p>.<p>Leeds might have hoped that would be a turning point but they could not contain the visitors in the second half.</p>.<p>Jota restored Liverpool's two-goal advantage when he ran on to a superb pass from Curtis Jones and swept the ball past goalkeeper Illan Meslier, later adding a second with a scuffed shot from the edge of the box.</p>.<p>Salah and Nunez also scored to compound the misery at a rapidly emptying Elland Road.</p>.<p>"Obviously we knew it would be a tough game. We started with a clear plan and tried to get them on the counter," Leeds defender Robin Koch said.</p>.<p>"Then we conceded two goals and it's an extremely difficult game against a team like Liverpool.</p>
<p>Liverpool banished their away day blues as Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah grabbed two goals each in an emphatic 6-1 victory at lowly Leeds United on Monday, a record home Premier League loss at Elland Road for the Yorkshire club.</p>.<p>Jota was on the scoresheet for the first time in over a year while Cody Gakpo and Darwin Nunez were also on target as Liverpool recorded a second away win in 2023.</p>.<p>They move to 47 points from 30 games, nine behind Newcastle United in the fourth Champions League qualification position.</p>.<p>Leeds had chances in the first half but just as in their 5-1 home loss to Crystal Palace in their previous match, they were far too open defensively.</p>.<p>Javi Gracia's side remain two points above the relegation zone after 31 games. Leeds winger Luis Sinisterra made it 2-1 soon after the interval before Liverpool netted four more.</p>.<p>"It was a special second half, we played really well," Jota told Sky Sports. "We kept possession and tried to find ourselves in good positions. We scored some great goals.</p>.<p>"It has been a hard season for me and the team so it is a relief for me to score. I always want to be involved, I got an assist too in the first half, but I would like to score more."</p>.<p>Salah now has nine goals in six league matches against Leeds, a joint Liverpool record with Gordon Hodgson, and has moved to 26 for the season in all competitions after two clinical finishes, with his first being set up by Jota.</p>.<p>There was some controversy over Liverpool’s first goal from Gakpo in the 35th minute as Leeds claimed a handball from Trent Alexander-Arnold in the build-up but as the fullback was not the scorer the Video Assistant Referee did not intervene.</p>.<p><strong>Liverpool swagger</strong></p>.<p>It is a first win in six games in all competitions for Liverpool, whose Champions League qualification hopes look a long-shot, but there was some swagger back in the performance that has been missing away from Anfield this season.</p>.<p>Liverpool’s fourth away win of the season came as they led 2-0 at halftime. They battled to create chances in the opening half-hour but once Gakpo put them in front they began to cut Leeds open at will.</p>.<p>Salah fed Alexander-Arnold down the right and although the ball struck the wing-back's arm, he was allowed to continue and provided a tap-in for Gakpo at the back post.</p>.<p>Jota robbed Weston McKennie and led a counter-attack that saw Salah score the second before a mistake from Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate allowed Sinisterra to pull a goal back for the home side early in the second period.</p>.<p>Leeds might have hoped that would be a turning point but they could not contain the visitors in the second half.</p>.<p>Jota restored Liverpool's two-goal advantage when he ran on to a superb pass from Curtis Jones and swept the ball past goalkeeper Illan Meslier, later adding a second with a scuffed shot from the edge of the box.</p>.<p>Salah and Nunez also scored to compound the misery at a rapidly emptying Elland Road.</p>.<p>"Obviously we knew it would be a tough game. We started with a clear plan and tried to get them on the counter," Leeds defender Robin Koch said.</p>.<p>"Then we conceded two goals and it's an extremely difficult game against a team like Liverpool.</p>