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Mohamed Salah scored four goals and assisted Roberto Firmino on the fifth as Liverpool moved into third in the Premier League table with a 5-0 victory over Watford at Anfield.
Salah, who had his first Liverpool hat trick, brought his league goal tally up to 28 to move four clear of Tottenham Hotspur's Harry Kane in the race for the Premier League Golden Boot.
He also now has 36 goals in all competitions, surpassing the 33 scored by Fernando Torres in 2007-08 for the most goals scored for the club in a debut season.
The victory also meant that Liverpool remained unbeaten at home in the league this season.
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Salah opened Liverpool's scoring in the fourth minute by cutting into the penalty area from the right and bursting past Miguel Britos before shifting to his right foot and finishing. His second goal, from a cross by Andy Robertson, gave his side the 2-0 lead on 39 minutes.
Firmino then extended Liverpool's lead to 3-0 in the 49th minute. After reaching the right byline, Salah stopped and fired a cross into the box, and Firmino, who appeared to overrun the ball, leapt and managed to slot it past Orestis Karnezis with the inside of his right leg.
Salah finished off the hat trick in the 77th minute, entering the area and finishing with his left foot despite falling down and being surrounded by five Watford players. He then scored his fourth goal in the 85th minute when Karnezis stopped Danny Ings but failed to hold onto the ball, leaving an easy finish.
Watford, who have not won away from home in the league since late November, rarely threatened their hosts. Richarlison's 37th-minute header, handled by Loris Karius, and a 52nd-minute free kick from Roberto Pereyra that dipped into the crossbar remained their only significant chances.
Jurgen Klopp made four changes from the squad that lost at second-place Manchester United last weekend, and Liverpool lost Emre Can through injury in the 27th minute.