Florian Wirtz lauded Hugo Ekitike as "unbelievable" after the duo continued their link-up to propel Liverpool to a big win over Newcastle United.

Anthony Gordon put Newcastle ahead at Anfield, but Wirtz teed up Ekitike for an equaliser five minutes later.

Ekitike swiftly doubled his tally with an exquisite finish, with Wirtz then scoring Liverpool's third midway through the second half, paving the way for Ibrahima Konate's late goal to seal a 4-1 victory.

Wirtz and Ekitike have now combined for six goals in the Premier League this term, more than any other duo.

"He is just unbelievable," Wirtz told TNT Sports when asked about Ekitike, who has become the youngest player for Liverpool to reach double figures in a league season since Michael Owen in 2000-01.

"You can see him today again two fantastic goals, and it is just fun to play with him on the pitch.

"Happy I could assist him again today after many assists from him to me."

Since December 20, when he registered his first goal involvement for the Reds in the top tier, Wirtz has been involved in more goals than any other Premier League player in all competitions (nine – six goals, three assists).

"I am very happy. As I said before the game I always love to score and assist and help the team to win," Wirtz added.

"I want to continue like that because it makes you happy and gives you more confidence. When you can help the team win it is always good."

Liverpool snapped their five-game winless run in the league, moving up to fifth in the process.

This was Liverpool’s first Premier League win when conceding first since April last season against Tottenham (5-1), and Arne Slot was delighted with his team's fight after going a goal down.

He told TNT Sports: "I'm proud because I think in the first 30 minutes we had a difficult game and we went 1-0 down, but a lot has been said about the noise around the club and the Liverpool fans showed what they mean by noise.

"In the 15 minutes before half-time it was a great combination between the players showing what they did and the fans were so loud.

"At half-time all of a sudden we were 2-1 up and then in the second half we had more than enough chances to go to 3-1 earlier, but in the end 4-1 is a great win for us.

"I said to the players after Bournemouth that we need to improve in both boxes and we scored 10 goals and conceded just one [in the next two games]."