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in a row and then it is hard to win the fifth one as well, to stay on track and do it.”
Liverpool opened the scoring in the 29th minute when Can headed in Salah’s corner.
But they had already survived a scare when Hammers forward Marko Arnautovic forced keeper Loris Karius to touch a clever chip onto the bar.
Two goals in six minutes after the break killed the game.
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The first was a cool finish from Salah after good work from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, then Firmino slid home when Adrian came rushing out only to miss the ball.
Michail Antonio pulled one back for West Ham but Mane turned home an Andy Robertson cross with 13 minutes to go to ensure a third win on the trot.
It is now 15 visits to Anfield with no win for West Ham boss David Moyes, who gave a debut to 36-year-old Patrice Evra. They face relegation rivals Swansea next, sitting just three points ahead of them. Hammers defender Pablo Zabaleta said: “It is tough. It is hard but we need to move on and work during the week to put in a good performance against Swansea because that is a massive game. “They are three points behind. Everything is so tight at the bottom of the table and we need to win those sort of games.” Moyes said: “I think the target tends to be 40 points and if it works out that way, we need a point a game between now and the end of the season, with 10 games to go. “But a lot of teams are saying the same. “Some teams are saying they need more than that, so we’ve got to make sure we keep our heads above it.” 7; LIVERPOOL (4-3-3): Karius Alexander-Arnold 7, Matip 6, Van Dijk 7, Robertson 7; Oxlade-Chamberlain 7, Can 6, Milner 6; SALAH 8 (Solanke 7 87), Firmino 8 (Lallana 82), Mane (Moreno 86). Subs: Mignolet, Lovren, Gomez, Henderson. UP NEXT: Newcastle (h), Premier League, Saturday. 6; WEST HAM (3-4-2-1): Adrian 6; Collins 5, Ogbonna 6, Cresswell Evra 7; Zabaleta 7, Kouyate 6, Noble 7, 6 Joao Mario 5 (Rice 83), Lanzini (Antonio 58, 6); ARNAUTOVIC 7 Hugill, (Hernandez 83). Subs: Hart, Reid, Byram. UP NEXT: Swansea (a), Premier League, Saturday. Referee: Stuart Attwell 7. Your turn: Which West Ham midfielder their 3-0 scored and was also sent off in win at Anfield in August 2015?