Mohamed Salah’s header in the final minute of an absorbing showdown was forced in off Toby Alderweireld after Roberto Firmino and Lucas Moura had traded strikes in either half.
Here are five talking points from another thriller…
Pure drama
Anfield has witnessed more than its fair share of dramatic, heart-pumping moments throughout Liverpool’s title challenge but, given the importance of this game, perhaps the latest one goes right to the very top.
The clash was precisely 90 minutes old when, with the hosts staring in the face of two dropped points against a well-matched foe that had levelled midway through the second half, fortune favoured the Reds.