Liverpool Take Care of Business against Cardiff and Keep Dreaming

These are the sorta matches that can drive top of the table contenders mad.

Playing sides desperate to avoid the drop in their den often seems to make them look like the contenders.

But not this time. Not here.

Liverpool were in no mood to drop their guard and totally manhandled the listing Cardiff Bluebirds, 0-2, at their own ground in the Welsh capital.

 

Yes, they can call you anything they want and you'll never know. Sorta like Geordies, but they're allegedly speaking English.

Right now, they can call the 'Pool better than them. Big time.

Cardiff gave it ago in the early stages, but Jürgen Klopp's crew would soon dominate the game. They did have a few hot chances, too, but hadn't completely dialed in yet.

 

After the interval, the Reds kept up the pressure and finally found the back of the net in the 57th minute.

Trent Alexander-Arnold's corner found Georginio Wijnaldum, who produced a devastating finish from close-range. The Dutchman struck a first-time effort past 'keeper Neil Etheridge:

 

The Bluebirds kept approaching chances, but if the Reds didn't thwart them, their own nerves did.

In the 80th minute, Liverpool wrapped the game up. Cardiff's Sean Morrison grabbed Mohamed Salah inside the area, and the referee made an easy decision. Substitute James Milner stepped up and made no mistake:

 

The victory puts Liverpool back on top with Manchester City making up its game in had with a crucial midweek match at Old Trafford on the docket.

Down in the slums, Cardiff keep fighting against relegation, three points from safety with three games to go:

Maybe an extra helping of leeks at the training table will do for them what spinach did for Popeye.

 

Then again, maybe not.