Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)

THIS WAS ANFIELD

- BY JON WEST

Liverpool have now lost four consecutiv­e home League games for only the second time, last doing so back in December 1923 – when they were also defending top-flight champions.

Their four home defeats...

Jan21 ..................... Burnley Feb3 ..................... Brighton Feb7 ...................... Mancity Feb20 ..................... Everton

CELTIC’S season took an embarrassi­ng turn for the worse last night as they crashed to defeat at Ross County in the Highlands.

Neil Lennon’s men went down to a second-half goal from Jordan White.

The shock win lifts John Hughes’ County off the foot of the Premiershi­p to 10th and leaves the Hoops still trailing runaway leaders Rangers by 18 points.

The fourth league defeat of the campaign heaps even more pressure on an already under-fire Lennon.

Having been under the cosh for most of the night, County struck the decisive blow when Harry Paton’s free-kick was headed home by White at the back post.

Odsonne Edouard, David Turnbull and Ryan Christie all fluffed chances to give Celtic the lead.

And Rangers now need just seven more points from their remaining eight games to be crowned Premiershi­p champions for the first time in a decade.

Boss Steven Gerrard hailed Joe Aribo (above) as Gers thrashed Dundee United 4-1 at Ibrox.

Ianis Hagi and Ryan Kent gave the leaders a 2-0 halftime lead before Aribo netted a third shortly after the restart.

The fourth goal was pure farce as United keeper Benjamin Siegrist saw his clearance cannon off tahlferend­eot. Morelos and into

Siegrist then saved

Borna Barisic’s penalty before Marc Mcnulty netted a late consolatio­n.

Former Charlton man Aribo’s goal was the pick of the bunch – a thunderous left-foot drive across Siegrist from just inside the box.

Gerrard said: “Aribo’s goal was a fantastic strike, he deserves his man-of-thematch performanc­e.

“It was not just the goal, but his running power and quick feet.

“Once he gets you in the box, you’re in trouble because he’s got all the skills.”

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