A hat-trick by Maxi Rodríguez inspired Liverpool to their biggest victory of the season and also demonstrate, if someone was still in doubt, that Kenny Dalglish is the man to lead the club forward.
The Argentine was just not necessarily bright but only put in the right places to capitalize on some impressive team game on the one hand confidently infused by the Scot. 60 years of age
There were positive in the field with Dirk Kuyt scoring his seventh goal in six games in the League, while it was even substitute Joe Cole, who has suffered a disappointing inaugural season, among the goals with a final diverted effort.
Five goals and all this without ?35million record signing Andy Carroll, who was not available due to an injury sustained in the draw for the last Sunday in the Arsenal that allowed Kuyt back up to the front.
Adaptability was the name of the game, the reds adopted a midfield diamond formation to get the best of intentions to attack of Raul Meireles.
Crucial to run, however, were the magnificent Lucas Leiva at its base and Rodriguez and Jay Spearing.
Rodriguez is becoming something of a lucky charm for the side who joined in January 2010, although its objectives are very rare, only seven in 49 games - all coincided with victories.
It is more suitable for the mounting of midfield to Kenny Dalglish at the beginning but also brought the best of Spearing, who had a hand in the opening goal - although not as well as Foster in the seventh minute.
Kuyt suspensions saw fire as a midfielder for 22 years of age in a shot of appreciating that the Birmingham goalkeeper spilled on the route of Rodríguez who not made no mistake from close range for his first goal since December 3.
Birmingham responded briefly without really threatening before that they were captured by a classic counter-attack from Liverpool in the 23 minute.
Jose Queen collected intentionally Meireles fair on the halfway line and pushed on the route from Luis Suarez, who did well to take the challenge of Martin Jiranek.
Foster may have been due to the first but was saved as well the international of Uruguay and monitoring of Kuyt but could do nothing to avoid the Netherlands International lifted home fit the rebound.
The goalkeeper of England injured himself in the process and was replaced 10 minutes more evening by Colin Doyle, who saw a header Kuyt navigate through objective and wide of the post much before gratefully closer Suarez firing to his chest just before the end of the half.
Almost unnoticed in all the chaos of passing and movement were creation of Liverpool was the performance of adolescents full-backs reds, John Flanagan on the law of 18 years of age and Jack Robinson, a year younger.
The latter, certainly seemed not a young man making his first start after two appearances of substitute 11 months apart when, within minutes, coolly dispossessed Alexander Hleb much more experienced as Birmingham threatened with an attack earlier that devastated the left inner channel.
You have been moved into a comfortable 2-0 Dalglish almost immediately returned to more orthodox 4-4-2 formation to Blues received no way back.
Alex McLeish's side had planned more than a challenge in the second half, but they were always chasing the game and his case became a one lost in the 66 minute when Rodriguez scored his second.
Suarez was played onside by Carr, in the end slightly behind his defensive colleagues, and the striker raced to Martin Skrtel pass and crossed to the far post where Rodriguez side legs home.
Rodriguez saved his best ultimate goal, collecting Suarez pass of 73 minutes and shot low to Doyle that his effort only to Meireles force the ball in the area of danger of Rodríguez convert saved by half.
There has been many cases since his arrival when Suárez has been surpassed and as if to remind people of his talent international Uruguay produced a bold shot behind the leg to be really rubbed salt in the wounds of Birmingham.
That honor was Cole who, in a matter of seconds of replacing Meireles, short of the right to hit a deviant previous shots Doyle for the fifth.
Although this result was a barometer of confidence in Anfield will have done so little for spirits within the camp of Birmingham, with the club still looking over their shoulders, five points above the relegation zone.
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