A second half stunner from teenager Curtis Jones sent Anfield into ecstasy, while Chelsea also tasted success but Tottenham had to settle for a draw with Middlesborough and another Premier League club was bundled out of the competition.
Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City returned to form, Spurs won their fourth from five while Arsenal’s managerial uncertainty has been blamed for another defeat.
Struggling Tottenham will be without World Cup-winning skipper Hugo Lloris until the new year after the goalkeeper dislocated his elbow in the club’s Premier League loss to Brighton.
The VAR once again played a crucial role in the Premier League with Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola exasperated at how it is being applied.
EMMANUEL Adebayor scores twice as Tottenham beat Swansea 3-1 to move level on points with fourth-placed Liverpool.
GOOD, BAD and UGLY: SAS returns in style, Moyes relieved, Hazard a genuis plus why Newcastle is fuming after City loss.
AFTER Arsenal’s 0-0 draw with Chelsea, two points separates Liverpool (1st) and Everton (5th) heading into Christmas.
THERE’S only one place to start Good, Bad and Ugly in round 16 – at Etihad, where it’s almost impossible to win.
TOTTENHAM Hotspur manager Andre Villas-Boas admitted responsibility for his side’s 5-0 thrashing but remains confident.
LUIS Suarez scores twice as Liverpool move back into second place in the EPL with a crushing 5-0 defeat of Tottenham.
MANCHESTER CITY’S clash with Arsenal headlines a bumper weekend which includes Club World Cup and La Liga action.
SPURS claimed a come-from-behind win against Sunderland, while Crystal Palace continued their revival against Cardiff.
GOOD, BAD & UGLY: It’s a horror show for Liverpool fans but Arsenal sit pretty at the top of the EPL table.
ANDRE Villas-Boas gets involved in terse exchange with reporter after Tottenham’s draw with Manchester United.
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