PHILIPPE COUTINHO gave Bournemouth as early Christmas roasting as flaming Liverpool shot back into a Champions League spot.
The Brazilian ball wizard tormented the south coast minnows as the red-hot Reds stormed three goals ahead before half-time.
Coutinho opened the scoring and had a hand in two other goals as Liverpool put two home draws behind them to extend their unbeaten run to nine Premier League games.
The South American showed just why Barcelona were prepared to splash out £100 million on the little man in the summer.
Only a lick of paint prevented Coutinho from putting the visitors ahead on 11 minutes when he curled a free-kick over the wall only to see the ball strike the inside of the near post.
But the former Inter Milan star was celebrating his opener nine minutes later when he waltzed past Steve Francis and Lewis Cook before side-footing home from 12 yards. And Liverpool were two-up seven minutes later when Firmino cleverly hooked the ball back into the danger area from Coutinho’s corner for Dejan Lovren to head in.
The Cherries awoke from their slumbers six minutes before the break when substitute Junior Stanislas slipped in Jermain Defoe who beat Reds goalkeeper Simon Mignolet but not the post. Just before the hour Alex Oxlade Chamberlain robbed former Liverpool winger Jordan Ibe, raced into the box and struck the near post.
But the home side were suffering again on 66 minutes when Coutinho picked out the unmarked Firmino to head home a fourth.
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