Darwin Nunez and Mo Salah were among those on target as Liverpool made it three wins from three in UEFA Europa League Group E courtesy of a thumping 5-1 victory over Toulouse at Anfield.
Jurgen Klopp made eight changes from the side that eased past Everton in the Merseyside derby, but it mattered little as they proved too strong for last season’s French Cup winners.
Diogo Jota opened the scoring when he was allowed to surge through the centre of the visiting defence and coolly fire home on nine minutes.
Toulouse briefly stunned Anfield just seven minutes later when Thijs Dallinga beat the hosts’ high line to rampage clear and slot a shot beyond Caoimhin Kelleher.
Liverpool took their time to rekindle their early impetus but two goals in four minutes just past the half hour put them firmly in charge.
First, Wataru Endo netted his maiden goal for the club with a superb flying header, before Nunez got in on the act with a venomous rising shot at the near post.
Ryan Gravenberch put the result beyond doubt on 65 minutes when he rounded the keeper and slotted into the corner after Nunez had somehow hit the post with the goal gaping.
Substitute Salah then applied the icing to the cake with a strike that crashed in off the bar in stoppage time.
The victory sees the Merseysiders move well clear at the summit of Group E with a maximum nine points from their first three outings.
