Reds trounce Toon to keep title hopes alive

Second-placed Liverpool moved on to 77 points with three matches to play. United have 80 points and four matches remaining.

FA Cup finalists Everton completed a successful Merseyside double over the North-East when they won 2-0 at Sunderland to move above Aston Villa into fifth place with 56 points from 35 games.

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