Mohamed Salah scored a stoppage-time penalty to snatch victory over Burnley and extend the Reds’ flawless start to the Premier League campaign.
For much of the contest, Arne Slot’s side were left frustrated by Burnley’s stubborn resistance. The hosts looked destined to become the first team this season to deny Liverpool maximum points until substitute Hannibal was penalised for handling Jeremie Frimpong’s cross deep into injury time. Salah duly stepped up, thundering his spot-kick beyond Martin Dubravka to ignite wild celebrations in the away end.
Slot opted to leave £125m record signing Alexander Isak out of the matchday squad as the striker continues his fitness programme. His absence was keenly felt as Liverpool laboured to break through a well-organised Burnley defence. Dubravka pulled off a brilliant save from Dominik Szoboszlai, while Federico Chiesa wasted a golden chance with a header moments after coming off the bench.
Burnley’s hopes of a late surge were further dented when Lesley Ugochukwu received a second booking for a foul on Florian Wirtz, leaving Scott Parker’s side to finish with ten men.
Liverpool’s persistence eventually paid off, ensuring that for the third time this season they have secured victory with goals inside the final ten minutes—having already done so at Newcastle and now again at Turf Moor.
For Burnley, it was a painful repeat of their trip to Old Trafford earlier in the campaign, where they also succumbed to a stoppage-time penalty.
