Published February 10,2024
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Liverpool earned an important 3-1 win in opposition to relegation-threatened Burnley on Saturday to return to the Premier League summit after being briefly unseated by champions Manchester City.
The Anfield facet are looking a record-equalling twentieth English top-flight title in Jurgen Klopp’s remaining season in cost however as soon as once more have relentless City for firm on the prime of the desk.
Liverpool, crushed by title rivals Arsenal final week, weren’t at their fluent greatest however did sufficient to recover from the road in opposition to Vincent Kompany’s males, who stay seven factors from security.
City, who beat Everton 2-0 at dwelling within the early kick-off, are two factors behind Liverpool with a recreation in hand as they chase an unprecedented fourth consecutive English top-flight title.
The Reds have been gifted the lead when Burnley goalkeeper James Trafford got here for a Trent Alexander-Arnold nook however missed the ball and Diogo Jota headed into an empty web for his ninth Premier League aim of the season.
But they have been pegged again minutes earlier than half-time when Dara O’Shea’s bullet header from a nook gave Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher no likelihood.
Liverpool have been a special proposition within the second half and Luis Diaz put them again in entrance within the 52nd minute with a header from shut vary.
David Datro Fofana squandered clear possibilities to equalise for the guests — Kelleher saved effectively from the ahead minutes earlier than Fofana curled extensive of the put up.
The dwelling followers breathed an enormous facet of reduction when Darwin Nunez headed in Harvey Elliott’s nice cross within the 79th minute to open up a two-goal lead, which in the end proved sufficient to safe the three factors.
Source: www.anews.com.tr