6-0! Liverpool rout Leeds

Liverpool hasn’t been this close to Manchester City since Christmas Day. The gap is now down to three points in the Premier League title race — which once looked heavily in favor of City — after Liverpool demolished Leeds 6-0 on Wednesday.

Mohamed Salah, naturally, infl icted most of the damage by scoring two goals from the penalty spot and playing a part in two more. Sadio Mane also scored twice. Liverpool has finally caught up to City in games — they’ve both played 26 in the 38-game season — and nearly on points.

With Liverpool still to visit City’s Etihad Stadium on April 10, there’s little to choose between the top two — the last two winners of English football’s biggest prize. At one stage in the middle of January, City held a 13-point lead, though Liverpool always had games in hand and just needed to keep in sight of the defending champions.On a run of six straight victories, Jurgen Klopp’s team has done just that and looks in prime shape heading into Sunday’s League Cup fi nal against Chelsea.