Liverpool may be struggling in the Premier League but they're a very different side in the Champions League, as they underlined on Wednesday by storming straight into the last 16 of the competition by hammering Qarabag 6-0 at Anfield.

Liverpool needed a win (or maybe just a draw) to finish in the top-eight of the UEFA Champions League, and the Reds left no doubt as they hammered Azerbaijani side Qarabag 6-0 at Anfield.

LIVERPOOL face Qarabag in their final league phase match of the Champions League. It was a much-needed 3-0 win over Marseille last week and it has guaranteed their progress in the Champions

Liverpool are struggling to keep pace with the Premier Leagues top five after falling to their seventh defeat of the season against Bournemouth; creativity has been stifled and Arne Slot has come in for intense criticism;

One of the big positives for Liverpool from Wednesday's win over Qarabag was not so much the six goals they scored, it was the fact they can now put the Champions League to bed until the last-16 ties in March.

Liverpool looks to continue an ascent toward the top four in the English Premier League standings on Saturday with a home match against ninth place Newcastle United. The match is scheduled to start at 3 p.

Hugo Ekitike completes his brace in emphatic fashion with an outside of the boot finish past Nick Pope to give Liverpool a 2-1 lead against Newcastle.

Arne Slot has made two changes to the Liverpool side that won 3-0 away at Marseille. Milos Kerkez and Joe Gomez miss out while Andy Robertson and Cody Gakpo come in. Liverpool XI: Alisson, Frimpong, Gravenberch,