Liverpool moved back to within a point of Premier League leaders Manchester City after battling past Burnley at Anfield.
2018/2019 Premier League
4-2
Match Report
Liverpool fought back from a goal down to claim a 4-2 win over Burnley and move back to within a point of Premier League leaders Manchester City.
Pep Guardiola's side eased to a 3-1 victory over Watford on Saturday to turn up the heat on Liverpool, who had drawn four of their previous six league matches.
The pressure was increased when Ashley Westwood scored straight from a corner on Sunday, but Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane each netted twice to secure the comeback, despite a late Johann Gudmundsson goal amid difficult conditions on Merseyside.
Anfield was stunned after only six minutes when Westwood's corner from the left curled all the way into the net, although Alisson was furious it was allowed to stand after claiming he had been blocked by three Burnley players on the line.
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Match Events
6' GOAL! Liverpool 0-1 Burnley (Westwood)
WESTWOOD GIVES BURNLEY THE LEAD! 1-0! What a start for the visitors! The Clarets win a corner and the midfielder scores his first goal for the club directly, drifting it in at the far post from the left flank, beyond everyone in the box! What a goal!
19' GOAL! Liverpool 1-1 Burnley (Firmino)
FIRMINO EQUALISES FOR LIVERPOOL! 1-1! It’s an absolute muddle from Heaton and Tarkowski on the line as Salah and Wijnaldum execute a one-two for the former to slot a square ball in for his fellow striker to bundle over the line. Absolute confusion from the Burnley keeper and defender there.
29' GOAL! Liverpool 2-1 Burnley (Mane)
MANE GIVES LIVERPOOL THE LEAD! 2-1! Lallana makes a great defensive press to block a lazy attempted clearance from the visitors and the rebound falls to Salah. The Egypt international goes down to a slide tackle but the ball is pushed to his fellow forward who curls a volley into the top-right corner. Lovely stuff from the hosts.
67' GOAL! Liverpool 3-1 Burnley (Firmino)
FIRMINO BAGS A BRACE! 3-1! The Brazilian notches a second following a horrendous error from Heaton. The keeper’s deliver goes straight to Salah who races into the box. A slide tackle takes him down and as before, the loose ball is bounced on by his team-mate simply fires in from close range.
90' GOAL! Liverpool 3-2 Burnley (Guðmundsson)
GUDMUNDSSON PULLS ONE BACK FOR BURNLEY! 3-2! A kerfuffle in the Liverpool box sees an attempted clearance from Vydra fall back to the striker who taps it wide for his fellow substitute to drill in at the right post.
90+3' GOAL! Liverpool 4-2 Burnley (Mane)
MANE AT THE DOUBLE! 4-2! That will surely seal the win for Liverpool as the striker brings up a half-century of goals for the club! He meets a delivery from Sturridge near the edge of the box, dinks it around Heaton and clips it into the back of the net.
Line-ups
Liverpool XI: Wijnaldum, Lallana, Matip, Alisson, Roberto Firmino, Salah, Van Dijk, S. Mané, Fabinho, A.Robertson, T. Alexander-Arnold
Subs: Sturridge, S. Mignolet, J. Henderson, D. Lovren, X. Shaqiri, Origi, N.Keita
Burnley XI: T. Heaton, Bardsley, Cork, Barnes, Westwood, C.Wood, B. Mee, Hendrick, Tarkowski, Taylor, D. McNeil
Subs: Crouch, J. Hart, J. Guðmundsson, M. Vydra, Lowton, Brady, B. Gibson