Liverpool let it look so easy

– Roberto Firmino (top) scored twice as Liverpool eased to a 5-0 win over bottom club Swansea City to remain fourth in the Premier League table.

Philippe Coutinho, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain completed the rout.

With this victory Liverpool stay fourth in the standings, four points behind third-placed Chelsea and 17 behind leaders Manchester City.

In other matches yesterday Jesse Lingard struck twice, the second in stoppage time, as Manchester United crawled back from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Burnley and deny the visitors a first win at Old Trafford since 1962.

Burnley were already 2-0 up at the break, but Mourinho then put Lingard on in place of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and, after missing a sitter, he reduced the arrears with a back-heel flick. Burnley hung on desperately but Lingard drove home the equaliser in stoppage time.

Second-placed United’s second consecutive 2-2 draw allowed Chelsea to close to within a point of Jose Mourinho’s side with a 2-0 home victory over Brighton and Hove Albion.

Chelsea were frustrated in the opening half at Stamford Bridge but Alvaro Morata and Spanish compatriot Marcos Alonso scotred after the break to earn the three points and move Chelsea to 42 points from 20 games. Tottenham have 37.

A fierce relegation battle on the south coast saw Bournemouth snatch a point at the death with a 3-3 draw against West Ham United - Callum Wilson’s controversial goal denying the visitors a crucial victory.

Wilson’s effort, after Marko Arnautovic’s two late goals had the turned the game on its head to give West Ham a 3-2 lead, was initially disallowed for offisde but was finally allowed to stand by referee Bobby Madley.

“The mistake was the referee went to the linesman. He knows he made a mistake, but we all make mistakes,” Arnautovic said.

The result left Bournemouth third from bottom, a point and a place below West Ham.

Watford snapped a four-game losing streak as as they came back to beat Leicester City 2-1 thanks to an own goal by Leicester keeper Kasper Schmeichel.

Huddersfield drew 1-1 at home to Stoke City and second-bottom West Bromwich Albion drew 0-0 at home to Everton. –