Reds two good!

Diogo Jota and Sadio Mane score as Liverpool beat Burnley 2-0 in front of returning fans at Anfield to win second EPL match in a row

Liverpool celebrated the return of a full house to Anfield by extending their 100 per cent start to the Premier League season as goals from Diogo Jota and Sadio Mane saw off Burnley 2-0 on Saturday.

Jota’s header opened the scoring against the run of play after a bright Burnley start and Mane finally made Liverpool’s dominance after the break count 21 minutes from time to take Jurgen Klopp’s men top of the table with six points from two games. 

In front of a first capacity crowd since March 2020, an emotional pre-match tribute was paid to former players who passed away over the past 17 months as well as Andrew Devine, the 97th victim of the Hillsborough disaster, who died in July. 

Diogo Jota

Burnley ended Liverpool’s 68-game unbeaten run at Anfield in the Premier League on their last visit in January, which gave way to a club record six straight home defeats for the Reds. The Clarets were also the only visiting side to come away from Anfield with a point the season before when Liverpool romped to the title for the first time in 30 years. 

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Sean Dyche’s men surrendered an early lead to lose their opening game of the season 2-1 at home to Brighton, compounding fears for their future in the top flight after a summer of little investment from the club’s new American owners. 

Five-star win for Man City

Jack Grealish scored his first goal for Manchester City as the Premier League champions thrashed Norwich 5-0. Grealish marked his home debut following his British record £100 million (R1,012 crore) move from Aston Villa with a close-range effort to double City’s lead in the first half. 

Tim Krul’s own goal had given City the lead at the Etihad Stadium. 

Sterling, Mahrez shine

Aymeric Laporte, Raheem Sterling and Riyad Mahrez netted in the second half to ensure City bounced back from last weekend’s defeat at Tottenham. City had been beaten in both of Grealish’s previous appearances, losing the Community Shield against Leicester and then slumping in their Premier League opener. 

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