Liverpool fight back with great style with a victory against Stoke after their opening day Premier League defeat at Tottenham.

Fernando Torres gave the Reds the early lead when he stroked in Steven Gerrard’s cross from 10 yards. Glen Johnson then scored his first goal for the club with an acrobatic finish just before the interval. Gerrard produced a wonderful piece of magic on the right to find Dirk Kuyt who poked in for 3-0 before substitute David Ngog nodded in in injury time.

In the end the scoreline was just about right, although there were periods after the opening goal when Liverpool looked like a team sorely missing the creative presence of Xabi Alonso. With midfield replacement Alberto Aquilani still a few weeks away from making his debut, last season’s regular substitute Lucas Leiva has been promoted to the first team.

The Brazilian was one of the better players on show in the defeat at Tottenham but against Stoke’s five-man containing midfield he found it difficult to find the time to provide the sort of killer passes Alonso was renowned for.

A lull in play followed largely because Stoke began to read Liverpool’s attacking tactics all too easily, and it seemed that Tony Pulis’ side would go into the break with the moral half-time victory.

But the visitors should have realised that the Reds under manager Rafa Benitez are anything but predictable.

Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez said: “We needed to win and we needed to score goals. We have plenty of room for improvement though. Some players are still short of full fitness. We are working hard to bring in new good signings. We have enough money for now.”

Stoke manager Tony Pulis said: “I hold my hands up, we were beaten by a better team and better players. Liverpool created more chances against us here last season, but just did not take them. Today they were excellent. They do not only have Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard, who are world class. They have great players through their team.”

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