In an encounter often short on clear-cut chances, Sadio Mane produced the opener just over an hour in by walloping a shot high into the net having controlled Trent Alexander-Arnold’s cross.
Jürgen Klopp’s side looked to have preserved their slender advantage in the face of late pressure but were then undone by Johann Berg Gudmundsson’s back-post header on 88 minutes.
But there was time for more. Dejan Lovren nodded a deep set-piece across goal and Ragnar Klavan was there to forced the ball over the goalline and snatch all three points.
The key points…
- Burnley go closest to opener in goalless first half
- Mane breaks deadlock with touch-and-turn smash
- Gudmundsson leveller looked to have salvaged draw
- Lovren and Klavan combine to steal dramatic win
The team news…
Klopp made seven changes to the side that began against Leicester City two days ago, with Adam Lallana handed a first start of the season and Simon Mignolet the captain’s armband.