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Liverpool played at Anfield in front of a packed house for the first time since 528 days
Liverpool won the Premier League with victories over Burnley and Diogo Jota thanks to goals from Sadio Mane and Diogo Jota.
Jota scored the opening goal in the 18th minute. He crossed the ball past Nick Pope with Konstantinos Tsimikas’ cross, for his second goal in consecutive games.
Eight minutes later, Mohamed Salah had the ball in his net. However, the video assistant referee ruled it out as the Egyptian was offside during the build-up.
After ending Liverpool's unbeaten home run of 68 games, Sean Dyche's team were keen to win back-to-back league victories at Anfield.
Burnley's valiant defence was finally defeated as Jurgen Klopp's team doubled their lead with a brilliant second-half Mane strike.
Liverpool's captain Jordan Henderson was back in the starting XI, after missing the win over Norwich on the opening day. Teenager Harvey Elliott impressed as well during his Premier League debut.
Liverpool win in emotional Anfield return
Liverpool paid tribute before kick-off to Andrew Devine, a lifelong supporter and the 97th victim in the Hillsborough tragedy
Liverpool was preparing to face Anfield in front of a packed house for the first match since 11 March 2020.
Fans sang a heartfelt rendition of "You'll Never Walk Alone" 528 days ago, when the club hosted a capacity crowd for its Champions League match against Atletico Madrid. This was followed by touching tributes before kick-off.
Anfield paid tribute to Andrew Devine, 97th victim in the Hillsborough tragedy. There was one minute of applause.
The Kop was filled with fans who held up a mosaic containing the number 97. Henderson placed a wreath at the famous stand in memory of Henderson, 55, who died 32 years ago after suffering life-altering injuries in the 1989 tragedy.
Burnley was the first to have a chance, with Dwight McNeil scoring the goal within four minutes. However, Jota's first-half header sent Liverpool fans into raptures.
To score his first league goal at Anfield since November 2020, Pope was able to nip between James Tarkowski and Ben Mee, the Clarets' centre back pair.
Burnley thought they would equalize soon after the half-time break, but Ashley Barnes' attempt was disqualified.
Liverpool took time to settle in the second half. However, they soon found their groove and managed 17 shots following the break. Seven of those shots were on target.
It was a wonderful bit of play, initiated by Virgil van Dijk, and concluded by Mane, who sealed the three points.
Van Dijk's long ball wide found Elliott. He chested it down and eventually found Trent Alexander-Arnold. As he scored his 50th goal for Reds, the right-back made a first-time pass in the box for Mane.
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Burnley Burnley Liverpool Starting XIAvg Squad Number 1 Player Alisson Average Rating 7.81 Player Name Alexander-Arnold Player Name Matip Average Rating 7.52 Player Name Tsimikas Player rating 8.12 Player named Diogo Jota Player rating 7.78 Player number Tsimikas Player rating 8.12 Player number Tsimikas Player rating 7.28 Player number Tsimikas Player rating 7.79 Player number Tsimikas Average Rating 5.38 Player number Taylor Player rating 5.29 Player: Squad numbers 11 Squad Number 9 9 9 Squad 9 9 9 9 9 9 Squad #23 Player number 23 Squad name of the 10 League number 23 Squad name Roper name Rodriguez Player rating 4.71 Average player name Peters
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Live Text Line-ups Liverpool Formation 4-3-3 1 Alisson 66 Alexander-Arnold 32 Matip 4 van Dijk 21 Tsimikas 67 Elliott 14 Henderson 8 Keta 11 Salah 20 Jota 10 Man 1 Alisson
66 Alexander-Arnold
32 Matip
4 van Dijk
21 Tsimikas substituted for Gomez at 60+2' minutes
67 Elliott
14 Henderson
8 Keta substituted for Thiago alcntara in 81' minutes
11 Salah
20 Jota Substituted For Firmino at the 81' Minutes
10 Man Substitutes 5 Konat
6 Thiago Alcntara
9 Firmino
12 Gomez
13 Adrin
17 Jones
18 Minamino
26 Robertson
62 Kelleher Burnley Formation 4-2-4-2 1 Pope 2 Lowton 6 Tarkowski 7 Mee 3 Taylor 8 Gudmundsson 9 Brownhill 4 Cork 1 McNeil 9 Wood 11 Barnes 1 Pope
2 Lowton
5 Tarkowski
6 Mee
3 Taylor
7 Gudmundsson substituted for Pieters at the 79' minute
8 Brownhill
4 Cork
11 McNeil
Rodriguez Substituted with 9 Wood at 75' Minutes
10 Barnes Substitutes 13 Hennessey
19 Rodriguez
22 Collins
23 Pieters
25 Norris
26 Bardsley
37 Thomas
38 Richardson
39 Dodgson Referee Mike Dean Second half ends in full time, Liverpool 2, Burnley 0. Post update Attempt missed. Jack Cork (Burnley), right footed shot outside the box misses the right. Post update: Attempt saved. Ashley Barnes (Burnley), right footed shot from centre box. Saved in the middle of the goal Jay Rodriguez assisted. Post update Attempt missed. Ben Mee (Burnley), header from the centre is too high. Josh Brownhill assisted with a cross after a corner. Substitution Substitution, Liverpool. Joseph Gomez replaces Konstantinos Tsimikas. Burnley, Post-update Corner Conceded to by Virgil van Dijk. Post-update: Attempt blocked Jay Rodriguez (Burnley), left footed shot from centre box is blocked Ashley Barnes assisted. Post-update: Attempt saved. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), left footed shot outside the box saved in the lower left corner. Sadio Man assisted. Burnley, post update Jay Rodriguez is caught offside after Ashley Barnes attempts a through ball. Post update Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), left footed shot outside the box misses the left. Trent Alexander-Arnold assisted. Liverpool, Post update Corner Dwight McNeil conceded. Post-update: Attempt blocked Thiago (Liverpool), right footed shot outside the box is blocked. Roberto Firmino assisted. Post update Attempt missed. Dwight McNeil, Burnley left footed shot outside the box is high to the left. Ashley Barnes assisted. Post-update: Attempt saved. Trent Alexander-Arnold, Liverpool): A right footed shot taken from outside the box. The goal is saved in the upper right corner. Mohamed Salah assisted. Post update Harvey Elliott (Liverpool), wins a free kick during the attacking half. Post update Foul by Erik Pieters, Burnley Post update Foul by Konstantinos Tsimikas, Liverpool. Post update Dwight McNeil, Burnley, wins a free kick at the defensive end. Substitution Substitution, Liverpool. Roberto Firmino replaces Diogo Jota. Page 1 of 6 Rewind Previous Navigate to Next Navigate To The Last Page Forward
