Mohamed Salah converted a 95th-minute penalty as Liverpool edged Burnley 1-0 on Sunday to maintain their flawless start to the Premier League season and reclaim top spot. Arne Slot’s side had laboured for much of the game at Turf Moor, struggling to turn their dominance over proceedings into clear chances against a stubborn opposition. But the breakthrough came deep into stoppage time when Hannibal Mejbri was penalised for handling Jeremie Frimpong’s cross.Salah dispatched the kick emphatically to seal Liverpool’s fourth successive win. The result gives the champions a three-point cushion over Arsenal, who briefly led the table after their 3-0 victory against Nottingham Forest on Saturday. It also marked a piece of history. Liverpool are the first club in Premier League history to win four straight games with goals scored in the final 10 minutes or later. Slot acknowledged the tough game, but praised his team’s persistence. “We kept playing, we kept moving the ball around,” he told Sky Sports. “They got more and more tired which is normal when you have to defend for 80 percent of time and then we got as many attackers on as possible,” he said, as quoted by AFP.Watch Salah’s match-winning strike here Liverpool registered 27 shots but only four on target, with Burnley goalkeeper Martin Dubravka rarely tested until the decisive moment. Substitute Federico Chiesa headed wide, while Ibrahima Konaté and Hugo Ekitike both missed chances earlier in the game. Burnley, who had Lesley Ugochukwu sent off in the 84th minute, looked set to frustrate the champions until Mejbri’s late error. Despite concerns over Liverpool’s cutting edge, Slot was encouraged by their defensive display. “A clean sheet and from open play we hardly concede a chance. That’s a good thing,” he added.
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The Dutchman, chasing Liverpool’s record 21st league title, said that his side will improve as new signings bed in. “It is normal and a lot of new players, we will get better and better but in the meantime we have 12 points.” For Burnley, who are back in the top flight this season, it was a third defeat in four matches.
