Darwin Nunez scored a crucial goal as Liverpool battled past West Ham United 3-1 at Anfield and maintained their unbeaten start to the season.
Liverpool took the lead against the run of play and from the penalty spot; Mohamed Salah scored after he had been fouled at the end of an excellent counter-attack.
West Ham went in level, though, thanks to Jarrod Bowen’s diving header, which rounded off a nice team move.
The teams traded bad misses after the break as first Nunez hacked wide after Liverpool sprung the offside trap and then Bowen headed straight at Alisson when picked out by an exceptional James Ward-Prowse set piece.
Yet Nunez made amends on 60 minutes, acrobatically volleying home after Alexis Mac Allister clipped a hopeful pass into the box, and Diogo Jota added a late third from a corner.
The victory lifts Liverpool to second place, two points behind the leaders Manchester City with 16. West Ham fall to seventh on 10 points.
