The Reds have recorded consecutive battling, vital victories to extend their unbeaten run to 16 games and shovel pressure on their top-four rivals
If the absurdity of playing twice in 48 hours wasn’t enough, the final seven minutes at Turf Moor was an overflow of the preposterous. Liverpool, defending a 1-0 lead wondrously secured by Sadio Mane, allowed Johann Berg Gudmundsson to head in without attention at the back post with regulation time almost up.
Just when it seemed that Jurgen Klopp would need to reflect on another case of ceding points from a winning position, the unexpected occurred.