new delhi diogo jota and mohamed salah scored two goals each to help liverpool register an emphatic 61 victory at leeds united on monday this was a record home premier league loss at elland road for the yorkshire clubjota was on the scoresheet for the first time in over a year while cody gakpo and darwin nunez were also on target as liverpool recorded a second away win in 2023they move to 47 points from 30 games nine behind newcastle united in the fourth champions league qualification positionleeds had chances in the first half but just as in their 51 home loss to crystal palace in their previous match they were far too open defensivelyjavi gracias side remain two points above the relegation zone after 31 games leeds winger luis sinisterra made it 21 soon after the interval before liverpool netted four moreit was a special second half we played really well jota told sky sports we kept possession and tried to find ourselves in good positions we scored some great goalsit has been a hard season for me and the team so it is a relief for me to score i always want to be involved i got an assist too in the first half but i would like to score moresalah now has nine goals in six league matches against leeds a joint liverpool record with gordon hodgson and has moved to 26 for the season in all competitions after two clinical finishes with his first being set up by jotathere was some controversy over liverpools first goal from gakpo in the 35th minute as leeds claimed a handball from trent alexanderarnold in the buildup but as the fullback was not the scorer the video assistant referee did not interveneliverpool swaggerit is a first win in six games in all competitions for liverpool whose champions league qualification hopes look a longshot but there was some swagger back in the performance that has been missing away from anfield this seasonliverpools fourth away win of the season came as they led 20 at halftime they battled to create chances in the opening halfhour but once gakpo put them in front they began to cut leeds open at willsalah fed alexanderarnold down the right and although the ball struck the wingbacks arm he was allowed to continue and provided a tapin for gakpo at the back postjota robbed weston mckennie and led a counterattack that saw salah score the second before a mistake from liverpool defender ibrahima konate allowed sinisterra to pull a goal back for the home side early in the second periodleeds might have hoped that would be a turning point but they could not contain the visitors in the second halfjota restored liverpools twogoal advantage when he ran on to a superb pass from curtis jones and swept the ball past goalkeeper illan meslier later adding a second with a scuffed shot from the edge of the boxsalah and nunez also scored to compound the misery at a