Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Divock Origi added to a Grant Hanley own goal to see the Reds set the earliest pace in the opening fixture of 2019-20 despite a Teemu Pukki response in the second half.
Here are five talking points from the first match of the campaign…
Lift-off for Liverpool
Ten weeks after Origi slammed in a finish that ensured Liverpool would be European champions, the Belgian played a big part in the beginning of a fresh chapter for the club.
It was his direct play that forced Hanley’s own goal with only seven minutes gone at Anfield and, though the Canaries threatened on several occasions themselves in the first half, the breakthrough allowed the Reds to race into an unassailable lead.