Liverpool 5 Spartak Moscow 0
Liverpool could not have produced a more emphatic display this evening to re-establish their Champions League credentials.
A five-goal blitz left nobody in any doubt that they are finding their form and their shooting boots at just the right time.
They swamped a depressed, deflated Moscow side in a sensational opening in which Emile Heskey, Bruno Cheyrou and Sami Hyypia got the bandwagon rolling.
Steven Gerrard was a stunning, all-action local hero, while Michael Owen - who didn't score but created two goals - tore the heart out of the Russians.
Liverpool had to wait until the last 10 minutes for further goals from Salif Diao and Heskey, but the message was loud and clear.
Meanwhile Valencia battered Basle 6-2, meaning the Merseysiders are now second in the group with high hopes of reaching the last 16.