Fabinho struck past due in the first half at windswept Turf Moor to provide Liverpool their fourth successive league victory.
Liverpool are 9 factors behind City with one sport in hand as the Reds refuse to allow the identify race grow to be a extended coronation for Pep Guardiola's guys. City made it 14 wins from their closing 15 league games on Saturday as Raheem Sterling's hat-trick inspired a four-zero win at lowly Norwich. But Guardiola is satisfied Liverpool will push the champions all the manner to the end line and the way they ground out a tough-fought success in opposition to backside of the desk Burnley shows he is right now not to remember them out.
Reds boss Jurgen Klopp become capable of welcome again Sadio Mane for his first appearance for the reason that assisting Senegal win the African Cup of Nations. Mane, who handiest lower back to training on Friday, was joined in Liverpool's attack by means of Mohamed Salah, the Egyptian making his first begin considering being at the losing facet towards Senegal within the very last.
It was the primary time because the end of October that Salah, Mane and Roberto Firmino had started out collectively. On a moist afternoon in Lancashire, Burnley were in generally competitive mood, with Alisson Becker forced to shop Josh Brownhill's swirling strike.
Burnley's Wout Weghorst have to have executed better than produce a tame chip while he burst smooth through on goal. After a shaky start, Fabinho restored order for Liverpool five mins before 1/2-time. The Brazilian poked domestic a fifth intention in his remaining seven games after Mane headed on Trent Alexander-Arnold's corner.
Elsewhere, Newcastle boosted their survival bid as Kieran Trippier's loose-kick clinched a 1-zero win towards Aston Villa at St James' Park. The Magpies, winners of 3 consecutive league fits for the primary time since 2018, are four factors above the relegation quarter.
Eddie Howe's facet had been given a penalty whilst Calum Chambers brought down Joe Willock, however referee Craig Pawson changed his decision after VAR showed the foul passed off just outside the region. It was most effective a transient reprieve for Villa as Trippier smashed the ensuing loose-kick past Emiliano Martinez inside the thirty fifth minute for his 2d set-piece goal in successive video games.
Villa have been denied a 61st minute equaliser via the slenderest of offside decisions as VAR chalked off Ollie Watkins' far put up header.
In Sunday's overdue recreation, West Ham head to Leicester with their pinnacle 4 bid overshadowed with the aid of the debate over Kurt Zouma's abuse of his puppy cat.
