Liverpool continues chasing Manchester City with a hard victory over Burnley in the English Premier League
Liverpool stuck to its chances of competing with Manchester City for the English Premier League title this season, after beating its host Burnley 1-0 on Sunday, in the twenty-fifth stage of the competition.
The rest of the matches of the stage that took place today resulted in Wolverhampton winning its host Tottenham Hotspur 2-0, and Newcastle United beating its guest Aston Villa 1-0.
Liverpool, who won their sixteenth victory in the championship this season and fourth in a row, rose to 54 points in second place, 9 points behind City, knowing that the red team still had a game in hand.
On the other hand, Burnley's balance stopped at 14 points, to remain at the bottom of the standings, with 4 postponed matches.
The Brazilian star Fabinho took the championship role in the match, after scoring Liverpool's only goal in the 40th minute, while the two teams were unable to score during the remaining time of the match.
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