In a classic game of two halves, a dour opening 45 minutes made way for a topsy-turvy second period, with goals from James Milner, substitute Roberto Firmino and Xherdan Shaqiri overturning Jack Cork’s opener.
The Reds therefore reduced Manchester City’s lead at the top of the table back to two points and achieved a new club record for the highest number of points – 39 – accumulated at this stage of a league campaign.
The team news…
With Sadio Mane and Andy Robertson carrying injuries from the weekend, and Dejan Lovren ruled out following a clash of heads in training, Jürgen Klopp made seven changes to his starting XI.