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Burnley 1 Liverpool 2 match highlights: Ragnar Klavan saves Jurgen Klopp’s bacon with last-gasp winner for rotated Reds
Jurgen Klopp relieved to come away with the points after resting key stars for trip to Clarets
RAGNAR KLAVAN was Liverpool's unlikely hero as he spared Jurgen Klopp's blushes at Turf Moor.
The German boss made a host of changes on a miserable day in East Lancashire - but Klavan's last-gasp winner made it four wins out of five in the Premier League.
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With Philippe Coutinho and Mo Salah injured and Roberto Firmino only named on the bench there was a very different feel to the Liverpool team.
That left Sadio Mane as the only of the Reds' 'Fab Four' to start in the touch away-day at the Clarets.
But it was the Senegalese attacker who struck home a beauty from the edge of the box on the hour - for a goal out of keeping with the afternoon.
Perhaps Klopp was objecting about the hectic fixture schedule - or maybe he had one eye on Friday's FA Cup derby with Everton.
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Sean Dyche had gone with a much more familiar looking team and it was the home side who made the better chances in the first half.
Trent Alexander-Arnold lost track of Ashley Barnes but the forward blasted his shot over the angle early on,
A rare attack from the visitors saw Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain find space but his low shot was pushed away by Nick Pope.
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At the other end, Adam Lallana produced a tackle that new £75 million team-mate Virgil van Dijk would have been proud of to deny Johann Berg Gudmundsson.
The Iceland international would have been clean through so Lallana knew he had no margin for error - and he got it spot on.
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But nobody could prevent Gudmundsson levelling with just three minutes left when he dived in at the far post to head in from Sam Vokes' deflection and seemingly earn the hosts a deserved draw.
But Klavan - set to lose his place following van Dijk's arrival - pounced on Dejan Lovren's flick at the far post to head the winner deep into stoppage time and cement his side's top four spot.
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