Liverpool Leapfrog Manchester City To Reclaim Top Spot In Premier League

Liverpool earned a vital 3-1 win against relegation-threatened Burnley on Saturday to return to the Premier League summit after being briefly unseated by champions Manchester City. The Anfield side are hunting a record-equalling 20th English top-flight title in Jurgen Klopp's final season in charge but once again have relentless City snapping at their heels. Liverpool were not at their fluent best against Vincent Kompany's men but did enough to get over the line on what Klopp called a "super difficult" day.

City, who beat Everton 2-0 at home in the early kick-off, are two points behind Liverpool with a game in hand as they chase an unprecedented fourth consecutive English top-flight title.

The Reds were gifted the lead when Burnley goalkeeper James Trafford failed to claim the ball from a Trent Alexander-Arnold corner and Diogo Jota headed home his ninth Premier League goal of the season.

But they were pegged back minutes before half-time when Dara O'Shea powered a bullet header past Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher, replacing Alisson Becker, who was out of action with an illness.

Liverpool were a different proposition after the break and Luis Diaz put them back in front in the 52nd minute with a header from close range.

The visitors had several inviting chances to equalise before Darwin Nunez's header from Harvey Elliott's cross secured the three points.

"It's not only the three points," Klopp told the BBC. "You cannot have momentum guaranteed all the time.

"Nine days ago we played incredible against Chelsea then we lost to Arsenal. It's always a different challenge. If it's not clicking straight away, fight through it.

"It was really tough today but the boys fought through and got three points."

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