Liverpool finished their year on a high as they comfortably beat QPR 3-0 at Loftus Road.
In just the fourth minute Suarez unleashed a crisp strike from 25 yards which stung the palms of the returning Cesar in the QPR goal, and he was only able to parry it away unconvincingly. Suarez did manage to open the scoring as early as the 10th minute, however, as he fired a clinical right-footed finish beyond Cesar after being allowed to coast past Clint Hill into the QPR box, and leave the keeper helpless.
Just six minutes later, Suarez had doubled his tally: Downing combined with the forward down the right, before Onuoha slid in and diverted the ball back to the striker, who lashed a powerful strike into the roof of the net for his 13th league goal of the season.
A period of incessant pressure from the visitors ensued, and Ryan Nelsen did superbly to clear off the line for the hosts to prevent an otherwise certain third goal after Glen Johnson got in behind Armand Traore and fired a low cross towards the far post, where Suarez was lurking ominously on the goalline.
It did not take long for Liverpool to score their third as Agger rose imperiously to head powerfully beyond Cesar from Henderson's dinked cross from the right to net his second goal of the season and first Premier League goal away from home.
Liverpool have lost nine of their last 16 Premier League games in London, but by half-time they looked comfortable and Redknapp made a defensive change in replacing striker Djibril Cisse with previously out-of-favour midfielder Shaun Derry at the break.
There was a marked improvement at the start of the second half from the hosts, but Suarez nearly bagged a hat-trick as he jinked inside two challenges and fired a fizzing shot which Cesar had to palm wide.
It was a much-improved showing from Redknapp's side in the second half, but it was too little, too late with Liverpool having won the match in the first half hour to claim their seventh league win of the season to move up into ninth place and leave QPR rooted to the bottom of the table.
Just six minutes later, Suarez had doubled his tally: Downing combined with the forward down the right, before Onuoha slid in and diverted the ball back to the striker, who lashed a powerful strike into the roof of the net for his 13th league goal of the season.
A period of incessant pressure from the visitors ensued, and Ryan Nelsen did superbly to clear off the line for the hosts to prevent an otherwise certain third goal after Glen Johnson got in behind Armand Traore and fired a low cross towards the far post, where Suarez was lurking ominously on the goalline.
It did not take long for Liverpool to score their third as Agger rose imperiously to head powerfully beyond Cesar from Henderson's dinked cross from the right to net his second goal of the season and first Premier League goal away from home.
Liverpool have lost nine of their last 16 Premier League games in London, but by half-time they looked comfortable and Redknapp made a defensive change in replacing striker Djibril Cisse with previously out-of-favour midfielder Shaun Derry at the break.
There was a marked improvement at the start of the second half from the hosts, but Suarez nearly bagged a hat-trick as he jinked inside two challenges and fired a fizzing shot which Cesar had to palm wide.
It was a much-improved showing from Redknapp's side in the second half, but it was too little, too late with Liverpool having won the match in the first half hour to claim their seventh league win of the season to move up into ninth place and leave QPR rooted to the bottom of the table.
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