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for the moment. For this game I don’t care how we conceded, as we won deservedly.”

Up front there are no issues for Liverpool as the quartet of Coutinho, Mane, Adam Lallana and Roberto Firmino are frighteningly good.

Coutinho started the move for the opener with a clever dummy, Emre Can found Firmino and his cross was put away by Mane.

Prospects

The second saw Coutinho leave Craig Dawson and McAuley heading the wrong way before he lashed into the bottom corner.

Until the Baggies got one back it was proving a pretty easy day for the home side.

West Brom captain Darren Fletcher is a former champion with Manchester United, so it was understandable he was not going to get too excited about Liverpool’s title prospects.

“They’ve started well but there’s a long way to go,” he said. “Leagues aren’t won in October and November, they are won March to May.”