Roberto Firmino put his off-pitch troubles to one side and Adam Lallana continued his fine form as
Liverpool routed Stoke City 4-1 to reclaim second place in the Premier League.
Brazil international Firmino was charged with drink driving after being pulled over by police in the early hours of Christmas Eve.
However, the influential forward showed no signs of distraction as he ended a six-game Premier League drought to put the Reds in front after Lallana had cancelled out Jonathan Walters' opener for his fourth goal in four league outings.
Liverpool continued to pour forward after the break and Giannelli Imbula scored in his own net before Daniel Sturridge's first league goal of the campaign completed a comfortable outing at Anfield.
Jurgen Klopp's men consequently close the gap to leaders Chelsea back to six points and can approach their crunch clash with third-place Manchester City on Saturday with renewed confidence.
Stoke boss Mark Hughes has never beaten Liverpool as a manager in the Premier League and his side stay 12th after their winless league run was extended to four matches.
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