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COVID-hit Liverpool bounce back to beat Newcastle 3-1

December 16, 2021 Newcastle United's Martin Dubravka in action with Liverpool's Sadio Mane REUTERS

Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold scored with a spectacular strike as they overcame the loss of three players to suspected positive COVID-19 tests and conceding an early goal to beat Newcastle United 3-1 in the Premier League on Thursday.

Liverpool move onto 40 points from 17 games, one behind leaders Manchester City who beat Leeds United 7-0 on Tuesday.

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