Mohamed Salah scored four goals and set up another in liverpool's 5-0 victory over Watford in the Premier league on Saturday, cementing his status as the most prolific forward in Europe's leading competitions.
The Egypt international's first hat trick for liverpool took his tally to 36 in his first season at the club, including 28 in the league.
Not far behind is Roberto Firmino, who marked the best scoring season of his career with his 23rd in all competitions against a Watford side which presented little challenge. It was an exquisite backheel from Salah's cross.
The blizzard of goals in the snow marked a swift recovery from last weekend's defeat at Manchester United. With third-place Tottenham playing in the FA Cup quarterfinals on Saturday, Jurgen Klopp's liverpool moved into third place.
Salah's opener after four minutes was reminiscent of a lionel Messi move. He exchanged passes with Sadio Mane before chasing down the ball in the penalty area and setting off on one of those driving, jinking runs which inevitably leaves defenders on their behinds.
It was a goal so good it required a second look and many of liverpool's substitutes left their seats on the bench to view it on a pitchside monitor.
If that was good the goal which completed his hat-trick was even better and similarly Messi-esque.
The middle goal of his treble two minutes before half-time was less individual and more team-orientated as Andrew Robertson exchanged passes with Mane before sliding in a cross which Salah could not fail to convert.
Even at that stage it appeared the game was beyond the visitors, but Firmino made sure five minutes into the second half when he backheeled Salah's near-post cross through his legs and inside the far post.
After completing his hat trick with some penalty area trickery the Egyptian rifled home rebounded shot to become the first liverpool player since Suarez to net four times in a single game.