Jürgen Klopp’s side edged in front through Mohamed Salah’s curler midway through the first half and the Egyptian’s strike proved just about enough for the points on a testing evening for the Reds.
They moved top of the early Premier League standings as a result before their next test away at Leicester City in a week’s time.
Team news
Klopp named the same starting line-up for the third game in a row and retained the seven substitutes from Monday’s victory at Crystal Palace, too.
First half
The Reds could have got in front within five minutes at Anfield.