JOHN BRADLEY: Two weeks away from the Premier League
for Jürgen Klopp's table toppers,
a chance to recharge the batteries,
today though the focus very much switches back to business,
and the opportunity to extend that gap at the top of the table once again.
And it is back to business in the Premier League,
Liverpool still with the same advantage at the top,
looking to extend that as they return from their winter break.
Looking to make it a 25 point-gap at the top...
The first header is by Tettey.
It comes for Firmino.
And Alexander-Arnold is arriving.
And his shot was a little bit of a shank.
GARY: That diagonal ball, get the ball deep inside the opposition half and play from there.
Not one of Trent's best.
But we've seen what he can do from that sort of distance and range.
JOHN: This is Mohamed Salah.
Trying to help the ball on to Firmino, it comes to Oxlade-Chamberlain.
And just died a little in the turf, comfortable for Krul.
GARY: Didn't quite get all of it.
JOHN: Heard Alexander-Arnold described this week by a top European coach
as having a range of passing that no full-back should ever have.
That's forward by Henderson, and Firmino is there.
Good challenge on him by Zimmermann.
GARY: He just about does enough, does the big centre-back.
Roberto Firmino just about to pull the trigger,
the big boot of Zimmermann makes the clearance.
JOHN: That's Tettey. A little careless, don't want to be giving Liverpool the ball there.
Play goes on, Liverpool have it. Good challenge by Zimmermann.
Referee will just have a little word in passing for the push on Wijnaldum in the build-up.
The Carrow Road support sensing that they can get something out of this game.
GARY: Well, this is their best spell in the match for a long time.
JOHN: The flag stays down, this is Lukas Rupp...
And it's on towards Pukki, and that is a huge, big hand from Alisson Becker.
Absolutely brilliant again from the Liverpool goalkeeper.
GARY: When you play this high up the pitch you expect your goalkeeper
to be that sweeper-keeper, and he is.
The question is whether he's offside or not, I think he might have been given offside,
but the keeper's not to know that.
He stays big as long as he possibly can
and then spreads that wide frame to get a big hand to it.
JOHN: The best goalkeeper in the world.
Roberto Firmino.
As he does, working harder than everybody.
And here's Robertson.
Good interception by Hanley, still will come for Keita,
here's Salah, onto his left foot, Mo Salah's curling shot...
Deflected away and behind for a Liverpool corner.
There is the corner, and it comes back towards Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Whipped ball, good header away by Kenny McLean.
Alexander-Arnold again with the shot.
Henderson.
Oxlade-Chamberlain, that's for Salah.
Very tight in there. Oh! Naby Keita's strike.
It was...
..straight as an arrow for Tim Krul.
GARY: Well, I lost how many touches Liverpool had in that move,
the little set-up for Keita is a good one from Salah,
right onto his right foot and Keita strikes it well.
Most keepers back in our day would have held onto that, John.
JOHN: Liverpool's first corner from that side and the header is Van Dijk's.
Again it's comfortable for Krul, as everything has been today.
Here come Liverpool again, it's Firmino, Oxlade-Chamberlain trying to get there.
Hanley half-away, this is Salah, brilliant spin,
it's a shot, and Keita is there!
Krul saves, and it's a really good double stop by the Dutchman.
GARY: Lovely little spin and strike with his right foot,
and Keita's eyes have lit up here, thinking he's just got to make contact.
He doesn't make good enough contact,
and that was a big chance for Liverpool to open the scoring.
JOHN: Pukki has given it away, and perhaps to the worst Liverpool player to give it to.
Mane can turn defence into attack so quickly,
and it's Robertson, Salah, and again...
It might come towards Mane, it will come towards Henderson.
Aarons made a mess of it, and that's towards Mane,
very good header from Tettey.
Alexander-Arnold, that's the challenge by Pukki.
It was his error that led to the Liverpool break, and he ends it.
GARY: Far more pressure on Norwich now.
JOHN: Headed away well at the near post by McLean.
That's Fabinho. Tettey did well to read it.
Pukki did well to clear it. Cantwell.
Didn't manage to move the ball on but Norwich had five, six forward.
GARY: Did really well, Keita, got back really quickly and made the challenge.
If that's not what's VAR is there for, I don't get it, to be honest with you.
Honestly.
JOHN: Falls nicely for Robertson, might come towards Firmino,
it's a nice take and a very nice turn by McLean.
And here's Cantwell, Alexander-Arnold having to turn on the afterburners
to try and get across and cover.
Cantwell for Tettey.
Oh, hello! Nearly caught out the Liverpool goalkeeper.
GARY: I'm not 100 per cent sure he actually means this,
but it really does catch Alisson unawares.
I think he's just trying to cross it, to be honest with you,
he's trying to hit it with the inside of his foot and it comes off the outside.
Well...
JOHN: Keita. That's an ugly ball that nearly turned into a decent one.
Krul away.
Beautifully taken by Gomez. Henderson for Sadio Mane.
Mane's turn!
Liverpool's goal. Sadio Mane is back, and Sadio Mane has scored.
GARY: Awesome goal. There might be a question of whether there's a push or not,
not sure it will go to VAR but there's a hand on the back of...is it Zimmermann?
Just there. I don't think that's a free kick, don't think there's sufficient contact or force,
it's just a hand on the back, but what a lovely finish, what a strike.
JOHN: Sadio Mane with his hands up in the air,
celebrates another huge moment for him and for Liverpool.
Brilliant ball by Henderson, and that's Alexander-Arnold!
Firmino was there, and the man who always scores on the road, doesn't for once.
GARY: I'm not quite sure Alexander-Arnold was onside.
But you see from the replay, he's definitely on and this would have counted.
JOHN: Drmic.
That's forward for Pukki, and Pukki's shot straight at Alisson.
GARY: Good opportunity. Good movement. He realises he's got to hit it first-time
or hit it early, because he knows he's probably not got the pace to get away from Van Dijk.
JOHN: Liverpool have won again, they're 25 points clear at the top of the Premier League.
It's 17 straight wins, this side just goes from one phenomenal win to another,
from one amazing week to another,
making more history and more memories.
It's another big win for Liverpool.