Darwin Nunez ended his two-month aim drought in spectacular trend as Liverpool leapfrogged above Arsenal into prime spot within the Premier League desk.
In what was a one-sided affair at Turf Moor, the Reds emerged as 2-0 winners to go two factors clear within the Premier League.
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It took simply six minutes for the Merseyside outfit to take the lead, with Nunez grabbing his first top-flight aim because the 3-0 victory over Nottingham Forest on October 29.
The Uruguay worldwide was picked out on the sting of the field by Cody Gakpo, with the 24-year-old’s first time curling strike nestling into the underside proper nook.
Liverpool’s opener ought to have been the primary of many, however they spurned quite a few possibilities – with Mohamed Salah smacking the crossbar when despatched clear via.
Jurgen Klopp’s males did discover the again of the web earlier than the break via Gakpo, however the aim was dominated out after Nunez was adjudged to have pushed Charlie Taylor.
It was extra of the identical within the second, with the guests once more having a aim dominated out by VAR.
This time it was Harvey Elliott who thought he had doubled his aspect’s lead, with the England teenager stabbing house from shut vary.
Nonetheless, Salah, who was in an offside place, was decided to be in entrance of James Trafford’s eyeline – hindering the Clarets goalkeeper’s imaginative and prescient.
In opposition to the run of play, the hosts virtually managed to seek out an equaliser via Johann Berg Gudmundsson.
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Simply eight minutes after approaching, the Icelandic ahead headed over the bar from just some yards out with Alisson stranded.
And Vincent Kompany’s aspect had been made to pay, with Diogo Jota getting on the rating sheet within the remaining phases in what’s his fiftieth Liverpool aim.
Plenty of Reds gamers led a counter-attack within the ninetieth minute, with Jota firing via Trafford’s legs from an acute angle.
With Liverpool to host Newcastle on New Yr’s Day, they knew they could not afford to drop extra factors following back-to-back attracts in opposition to Manchester United and Arsenal.
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The Gunners have the prospect to reclaim prime spot once they entertain West Ham on Thursday night time.
As for Burnley, they continue to be nineteenth within the desk – two factors above Sheffield United.
