Fabinho's strike not long before half-time focused on Manchester City of Liverpool on the Premier League table.
In a tight win at Burnley, Jurgen Klopp's recorded their fourth triumph on the bob to remain nine focuses off City with the bosses still to play.
Liverpool delved in protectively, with goalkeeper Alisson standing firm when called upon, to see out a 6th progressive win in all rivalries.
The triumph moved Liverpool on to 54 focuses from 24 matches and in the event that they dominate their match close by on City the hole at the top would be only six places.
Burnley will consider this to be a botched open door and remain attached to the lower part of the table, seven focuses from security, however having played two fewer games than Newcastle United in the seventeenth.
"It is hard 100% of the time to play here," Fabinho said. "Burnley is an intense spot to come. Now and then we neglect to play football a smidgen since we need to battle for the subsequent ball yet when we had the ball on the ground we made chances."We didn't score the subsequent objective however protectively the group was excellent today. A pleasant three focuses."
Liverpool advances Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane made their initial beginnings since getting back from the Africa Cup of Nations in the driving precipitation, however, could look on as Burnley began the front foot.
The principal exertion at objective was from Burnley after Josh Brownhill's furious strike was tipped wide by goalkeeper Alisson at full stretch.
It took Liverpool until the 21st moment to test home plug Nick Pope, with Naby Keita denied low to the attendant's right previously, down the opposite end, Burnley's January marking Wout Weghorst ought to have improved when through on objective.
The home side stayed on top and before long constrained Alisson into another save, the Brazilian covering at the feet of Jay Rodriguez.
The odds were coming thick and quick, with Mane then, at that point, promptly terminating directly at Pope from a free kick, before Weghorst ought to have hit the objective from a decent situation for Burnley.
Burnley was passed on to lament their iniquity when Mane flicked on Trent Alexander-Arnold's corner to Fabinho, who crushed the ball over the line at the subsequent endeavor - the Brazilian's fifth objective in all rivalries since the turn of the year.
"You need to take your risks," Burnley mentor Sean Dyche said. "A few of the possibilities we made were colossal possibilities.
"There are a lot of beneficial things emerging from these players, however, we didn't get anything for it. We need to continue to play like that against all guidelines of resistance."
It involved simply hanging on for Klopp's side given the circumstances and assurance of Burnley after the break.
Alisson made a larger number of recoveries in a solitary association match than he had the entire season, no doubt stirring up a lot of dissatisfaction for a splashed Turf Moor swarm.
Substitute Diogo Jota ought to have added a late second yet terminated wide with the objective at his kindness. It made a difference little, as Liverpool praised a well-deserved win at full-time.
"I'm really glad about the manner in which we played in the conditions," Klopp said. "You can feel the breeze like that assuming you were on the pitch. It came from all bearings.
"We generally manage the conditions. We protected numerous circumstances all-around well - I am truly blissful."
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