Liverpool extended their winning streak in the Premier League to three matches with a 5-0 thrashing of West Ham United on Sunday evening.
There was only one change by the Reds after the Boxing Day win over Leicester City as Luis Diaz come in for Darwin Nunez.
West Ham were in danger early on and needed the reflexes of goalkeeper Alphonse Areola to precent the in-form Mohamed Salah making the most of a skilfully worked through pass by Coady Gakpo.
Nonetheless, Liverpool went in front on the half-hour mark after a mix-up in the area saw Diaz finish into the bottom-corner at the first-time of asking.
West Ham went looking for the reply and came close when a one-two between Mohammed Kudus and Lucas Paqueta brought the Ghanaian on strike, but he nestled the upright.
The Reds weren't too troubled thus added to the tally after Gakpo found space on the right of the area and finished with relative ease.
It was proving to be a one-sided contest with the Reds bagging a third on the stroke of halftime as Curtis Jones picked up a turnover and played it across to Salah to riffle in.
Trent Alexander-Arnold further compounded matters for the Hammers nine minutes from the break with an effort from 25-yards out that took a deflection.
Jota, who just returned from an injury, came on after a few minutes for Gakpo and Japanese international Wataru Endo filled in for Ryan Gravenberch.
West Ham enjoyed no reprieve with the high-flying in cruise control and in a mood to add more though Jota, Salah and Andy Robertson couldn't pull clear.
The Hammers got close though in the closing stages to fulltime when Kudus rose highest in the box to meet a pin-point delivery but headed off the crossbar.
Portuguese international Jota marked his return in style and curled in a telling delivery from Salah to give them a fifth in the final six minutes of time.
The Reds marched to a comprehensive victory in the end and finished the year in total control at the top of the league standings.