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Liverpool secured their fourth Champions League group-stage victory in a row on Tuesday night as they ran out 4-0 winners over Bayer Leverkusen. Neither the Reds nor Xabi Alonso’s charges could break the deadlock in the first half, with both enjoying sustained spells on the ball but failing to make it count. However, Liverpool managed to make the breakthrough just after the hour as Curtis Jones threaded a sumptuous ball through to Luis Diaz. The 27-year-old, who timed his run superbly, duly lifted the ball over Lukas Hradecky in the Leverkusen net for the first goal of the game. Then, just a f…