The Reds ride into the international break as the only club with a perfect points tally. Liverpool swept Burnley aside 3-0 at Turf Moor.
Burnley offered few secrets as to their game plan, which Liverpool managed without difficulty. Long balls over-the-top made for relatively easy work for Virgil van Dijk and Joel Matip.
In attack, the visiting Merseysiders showed their evolving maturity, patiently waiting and forcing Burnley into mistakes that they would punish efficiently.
It took just over a half-hour for Liverpool to break the deadlock, when Trent Alexander-Arnold launched a speculative effort that deflected off Chris Wood’s head, looping over goalkeeper Nick Pope and into the net.
Conceding essentially broke Burnley and within minutes Roberto Firmino pounced on a poor pass and steered Sadio Mané in behind for him to slot a fine far-post finish.
In the second half, Firmino would kill the game off when he latched onto a loose ball from Mo Salah atop the box and flashed it home.
Here are four findings from the match…
