The English Liverpool consolidated their first place in Group E in the Europa League by pocketing their second victory in two matches, Thursday at home against the Belgians Union Saint-Gilloise (2-0).
At Anfield, the Reds dominated the current leader of the Belgian championship thanks to Dutch midfielder Ryan Gravenberch (44th) and Portuguese striker Diogo Jota (90th 2).
In the standings, they are two points ahead of Toulouse, their runner-up who they receive on October 26.
Among the other contenders for the C3, AS Rome crushed Servette 4-0 with a goal from Romelu Lukaku and a double from Andrea Belotti.
West Ham extended their unbeaten run to 17 European Cup matches, a record for an English club. The Londoners, winners of the Europa Conference League last season, won 2-1 in Fribourg.
Atalanta Bergamo also brought back three points from its trip to Sporting Portugal (2-1).