Liverpool may have brought in reinforcements to ease the apparent burden on striker Luis Suarez, but their leading scorer appeared not to notice as he hit two as the Reds beat Sunderland 3-0 at Anfield.
The Uruguay international took his tally to 15 in 19 league matches - the last Reds player to reach that total was Fernando Torres in 2009-10, scoring 18 a year after they almost won the title.