Liverpool were coasting, the Kop was rocking, Arsenal were well and truly shell-shocked – but Brendan Rodgers was on his feet, barking instructions at his players.

A flurry of four goals in less than 20 minutes had obliterated the Barclays Premier League leaders at Anfield and the impressive margin could well have been wider.

Martin Skrtel had struck twice, Luis Suarez almost snapped the post in half with a vicious effort, Raheem Sterling tapped a third before Daniel Sturridge made it 4-0. But Rodgers wanted more.

"I will always demand perfection," Rodgers told the Liverpool Echo. "I know that's hard because you can't get perfect football but it's one where I am a coach who is never satisfied.

"I have this appetite for us to play and work as we want. I want us to be the very best we can be.

"I don't like getting comfortable. At 4-0 I wanted to ensure we kept our concentration and focus.

"I will continue to push the players. I will never get tired of pushing the players to be the best they can be."

By the end of the game, the Kop were toasting five against the Gunners for the first time since Bill Shankly's men clinched the 1964 league title in emphatic fashion.

As the fans filtered out of the turnstiles and on into the evening to celebrate a memorable victory, Rodgers switched off at home by taking in the south Wales derby before it was time to analyse his side's performance.

"I went home and watched Swansea v Cardiff," said the boss. "I had a quiet meal and then got prepared for training the next day. We had a nice session with the players who didn't play.

"I watched the game again and then we analysed the game again as a coaching staff on Monday. We took the positives from it and the areas where we can improve.

"That's the environment here - it's a continual improvement both of senior and young players. Saturday was a wonderful performance but it's been business as normal since then."