Look! Liverpool cruise to comfortable 2-0 win against Burnley at Anfield in English Premier League

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Look! Liverpool cruise to comfortable 2-0 win against Burnley at Anfield in English Premier League

Jurgen Klopp's side dominate from start to finish, Jota and Mane get the goals

Published: August 21, 2021 17:13 Imran Malik, Assistant Editor

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sport — Liverpool fans pose outside Anfield stadium before the match against Burnley in the English Premier League. The Reds’ opening home game of the 2021-22 campaign was played before a capacity crowd for the first time since March 2020. Image Credit: Reuters

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sport — Former Liverpool player John Barnes makes his way inside the stadium before the match. Image Credit: Reuters

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sport — Liverpool fans ensured they created a cracking atmosphere inside the stadium. Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp in his matchday programme notes wrote, “Welcome back! And a full welcome. A full Anfield. With a full away support. Football is back and it’s wonderful." Image Credit: Reuters

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sport — Liverpool's Jordan Henderson carrying flowers as a tribute to Andrew Devine, the 97th victim of Hillsborough before the match. Image Credit: Reuters

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sport — Liverpool's Diogo Jota broke the deadlock with their first goal and celebrated with Trent Alexander-Arnold. He opened the scoring in the 18th minute, heading past Nick Pope from Konstantinos Tsimikas' cross for his second goal in as many games. Image Credit: Reuters

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sport — Liverpool's Mohamed Salah in action with Burnley's Ben Mee. The Egyptian had the ball in the back of the net but it was ruled out by the video assistant referee as he was offside in the build-up. Image Credit: Reuters

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sport — Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp urged his players forward sensing there were more goals for the taking against a lackluster Burnley side. Image Credit: Reuters

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sport — The fit again Virgil van Dijk went close in the first half as Liverpool continued to dominate proceedings. But the Reds had to wait until the second half to grab the second. Image Credit: Reuters

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sport — And it came from Sadio Mane (right) following a neat move. Virgil van Dijk drifted a pass out wide to Harvey Elliot who found Trent Alexander-Arnold who clipped a first-time pass into the area for Mane. The Senegal international emphatically buried his volley. Image Credit: Reuters

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sport — It was a promising all-round performance by Liverpool who have won their first two games of the 2021/22 season, scoring five and conceding none so far. Image Credit: Reuters

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sport — Burnley boss Sean Dyche was looking for back-to-back league wins at Anfield for the first time since 1897 after ending Liverpool's 68-game unbeaten home run last season. But they fell well short in a poor display. Image Credit: Reuters

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