Late drama with two goals in the final minutes saw Liverpool destroy any kind of Burnley fight back and clinch a 1-2 win at Turf Moor.
The Reds were sloppy in the goalless first half, Sadio Mané especially wasting and giving away the ball a lot.
The Clarets had a couple of chances, tight tight tight, challenging the Reds in their dominance of possession.
The weather did not help, wet wet wet, players slipping all over the place.
The only stop Nick Pope had to make in the first half was against Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
And Simon Mignolet denied Scott Arfield with an easy dive to his right, the only other shot on target before the break.
With an hour gone, finally a breakthrough came for the visitors, Mané turning on the edge of the box and sending a rocket into the back of the net with his left foot to make it 0-1, his eighth goal of the season.
Red youngster Trent Alexander-Arnold stretched Pope to the keeper's top left, a brilliant save with just over 15 minutes left in the game.
The Ox got denied by Pope after Liverpool took too long to make something out of the ball in the Burnley box.
Substitute Sam Vokes' header was kept out and away by Mignolet shortly afterwards. The biggest drama was left for last.
Three minutes left on the clock, Vokes' wide header to his right found Berg Gudmundsson who made no mistake of a diving header past the back post to make it 1-1, the Reds defense caught sleeping.
With four minutes added on, Clarets manager Sean Dyche was much more on his toes, whilst Reds boss Jürgen Klopp looked more frustrated.
In the dying seconds, man of the match Dejan Lovren's header off a free-kick found Ragnar Klavan who headed the ball in to make it 1-2.
It was the first goal scored by an Estonian player in Premier League history.
Relief for Liverpool, after recording their 16th game unbeaten, grief for Burnley, losing after they fought so hard till the end.
HT Stats: BUR 0-0 LIV
Possession: 37%-63%
Shots: 6-7
On target: 1-1
Corners: 1-1
Fouls: 2-8
Action areas: BUR 18.3%-57.2%-24.5% LIV
FT Stats: BUR 1-2 LIV
Possession: 42%-58%
Shots: 13-19
On target: 4-5
Corners: 3-9
Fouls: 4-12
Burnley Goal: Gudmunsson 87'.
Liverpool Goals: Mané 61' & Klavan 90'+4.
Burnley Team: 29 Pope, 26 Bardsley, 5 Tarkowski, 6 Mee, 3 Taylor, 17 Berg Gudmunsson, 4 Cork, 16 Defour, 37 Arfield (21 Wells 86'), 13 Hendrick (9 Vokes 71'), 10 Barnes.
Subs not used: 2 Lowton, 18 Westwood, 19 Walters, 22 Lindegaard, 28 Long.
Liverpool Team: 22 Mignolet, 66 Alexander-Arnold, 6 Lovren, 17 Klavan, 12 Gomez, 23 Can, 5 Wijnaldum, 19 Mané (9 Firmino 72'), 20 Lallana (7 Milner 86'), 21 Oxlade-Chamberlain (32 Matin 90'+6'), 29 Solanke.
Subs not used: 1 Karius, 26 Robertson, 28 Ings, 58 Woodburn.
Referee: Roger East
Man of the match: Dejan Lovren
Ground: Turf Moor
Attendance: 21,756
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