Player ratings: Liverpool v Burnley
Diogo Jota and Sadio Mane scored in either half as Liverpool beat Burnley in front of nearly 53,000 fans at Anfield.
The Portuguese forward opened the scoring in the 18th minute when stealing a march on Ben Mee to head a Konstantinos Tsmikas cross past Nick Pope.
The Clarets had chances either side of the deadlock being broken as Alisson beat away efforts from Chris Wood and Dwight McNeil.
Mo Salah thought he'd doubled the lead when slotting home from Harvey Elliott's slide rule pass in front of The Kop, but the finish was chalked off for offside following a VAR check.
Ashley Barnes then had the ball in the back of the net for Burnley after the break, converting Matt Lowton's delivery, only for the linesman's flag to intervene once more.
Dwight McNeil stuck out a leg to prevent another Salah effort from crossing the line and Mane's effort shortly after was dealt with unconventionally by Pope.
However, the home side doubled their lead in the 69th minute when Mane hit Trent Alexander-Arnold's flick first time.
Sean Dyche's side had opportunities to reduce the arrears late on only for Virgil van Dijk to block Jay Rodriguez's strike before Alisson saved at the feet of Ashley Barnes.
Mo Salah thought he'd doubled the lead when slotting home from Harvey Elliott's slide rule pass in front of The Kop, but the finish was chalked off for offside following a VAR check.
5. Ben Mee 6
Clocked Jota's position prior to the cross from Tsmikas, but failed to track the Portuguese international's run when the ball was delivered. Made a good block to deny Salah later in the first half and got his body in the way to prevent further clear-cut openings.
6. Johann Berg Gudmundsson 6
Bright in and out of possession in the early stages, but didn't do enough to impose himself on Tsmikas, with Robertson sidelined. The need to cut back on to his left boot often thwarted opportunities to swing the ball into the box. Faded and replaced by Pieters.
7. Dwight McNeil 7.5
Took Alexander-Arnold to the cleaners in the first half, beating the England international on the ball and peeling away into space out of possession. Created a number of chances for Burnley and saw a first half effort repelled by Alisson.
8. Jack Cork 6.5
Had to do plenty of running when the Reds broke up play and got the ball forward quickly, but recovered well. Pressed with purpose and a particularly crunching challenge on Elliott in the first half presented McNeil with a good chance to level.