London: Burnley burst Liverpool's early-season bubble with a 2-0 victory which proved you do not have to have much of the ball to be effective.
<img title="Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is furious during his team's 0-2 away defeat at Burnley" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/aug/21Jurgen-Klopp-1.jpg" alt="Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is furious during his team's 0-2 away defeat at Burnley" /> Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is furious during his team's 0-2 away defeat at Burnley
The Clarets converted two of their three shots on target, with Sam Vokes grabbing his first Premier League goal inside two minutes and Andre Gray doubling the lead before half-time.
There was no rousing comeback from Liverpool like the one they produced last weekend at Arsenal to win 4-3 after going behind and, despite dominating possession, they never looked like scoring. That was partly down to their hosts' dogged determination to hold onto their lead but largely due to a lack of cohesion and penetration in the final third.
<img title="Burnley's Sam Vokes (right) celebrates a goal with teammate Scott Arfield on Saturday" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/aug/21Sam-Vokes-1.jpg" alt="Burnley's Sam Vokes (right) celebrates a goal with teammate Scott Arfield on Saturday" /> Burnley's Sam Vokes (right) celebrates a goal with teammate Scott Arfield on Saturday
Jurgen Klopp's side were laboured in their build-up, particularly in the first half, and careless and wasteful in possession. They were punished after just 98 seconds when Ragnar Klavan's crossfield pass posed some difficulty for Nathaniel Clyne and he gave the ball away, with Gray quick to pick out Vokes who turned to smash home from the edge of the penalty area.
The Wales international missed the first half of Burnley's previous top-flight campaign with a knee injury but, after a confidence-boosting Euro 2016, the big frontman took Burnley's first Premier League goal against Liverpool &mdash; and their first in the league in six matches &mdash; well. Liverpool proceeded to huff and puff through midfield into the final third with little energy and even less reward.

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