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Fabinho helps Liverpool avoid Burnley 'banana skin' after attritional contest

Liverpool have the two top scorers in the Premier League this season. While Mohamed Salah and Diogo Jota reign supreme in the division, no one at Anfield has more goals in 2022 than Fabinho. He entered the calendar year with four in his Liverpool career. A fifth since then secured victory at Burnley after a first half that was more fraught than the scoreline suggested. The theory is that successful seasons invariably involve examples of winning without playing fluently and this was one.

Phil Neville: Man Utd were 'favoured' by referees under Alex Ferguson

Former Manchester United defender Phil Neville has admitted that the club received ‘better decisions by the referees’ during his playing career.

Liverpool Close Gap On Manchester City, Tottenham Rocked By Wolves

Liverpool kept the pressure on Premier League leaders Manchester City as Fabinho sealed a 1-0 win over Burnley, while Tottenham's top four bid suffered a fresh blow in a 2-0 loss to Wolves on Sunday. Fabinho struck late in the first half at windswept Turf Moor to give Liverpool their fourth successive league victory. Liverpool are nine points behind City with one game in hand as the Reds refuse to let the title race become a prolonged coronation for Pep Guardiola's men. City made it 14 wins from their last 15 league games on Saturday as Raheem Sterling's hat-trick inspired a 4-0 win at lowly Norwich.