After premiere victories in each direction, Chelsea and Liverpool ended up on a collision course in London, both with exciting new acquisitions.
In Chelsea, Timo Werner threatened with speed under his feet next to compatriot Kai Havertz and on the bench was Thiago Silva.
For Liverpool, Thiago Alcantara, new from Bayern Munich, stepped directly into the second half.
Then the red grips connected the match.
After a pattern attack, Sadio Mané nodded in 1-0 - and four minutes later came 2-0 in a psychologically leaden way.
Real painting
Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga hit the ball straight to a vigilant Mané, who could easily paint on the Spaniard's board.
In addition, Liverpool played with one more man after Andreas Christensen was sent off at the end of the first half
The home team got a chance to contact the quarter left, but Jorginho hit a weak penalty that Alisson saved.
The victory means that Liverpool have won two of two matches in the Premier League.
Chelsea have won one and lost one.