Rodgers hails Liverpool's improvement

Brendan Rodgers hailed Liverpool's 5-0 humiliation of Tottenham as his team's best performance since he took charge of the Anfield club 18 months ago.

But the manager refused to talk up his side's credentials as Premier League title challenger despite moving into second place, two points behind Arsenal.

Goals from Luis Suarez and Jordan Henderson in the first half, followed by second-half strikes from Jon Flanagan, Suarez again and Raheem Sterling completed an emphatic victory over a Tottenham squad reduced to 10 men by the dismissal of Paulinho in the 62nd minute.