Premier League: Twitter reacts as Burnley holds Liverpool at Anfield to 1-1 draw

The champions of England keep their Anfield unbeaten run alive but fail to maintain their winning streak at the venue in Burnley 1-1 draw.

In an evenly contested fixture, Burnley held Liverpool to a draw with a 1-1 scoreline, which meant that Liverpool failed to win for the first time in 18 months at Anfield. Andy Robertson scored the opener for Liverpool in the 34th minute but then Jay Rodriguez equalized in the 69th minute for Burnley.

Important facts from the match

The man of the match against Jurgen Klopp’s Reds was Nick Pope. The goalkeeper has become a star in the eyes of football fans. He currently leads the race to the Golden Glove with 14 clean sheets to his name. Though the draw hasn’t helped in his pursuit but would certainly increase his chances to feature for England’s international side ahead of Jordan Pickford.

Curtis Jones started in his full debut ahead of Jordan Henderson as the Liverpool skipper was ruled out for the rest of the season with an injury picked up in the Brighton victory. Liverpool shared the majority of the possession in the first 10 minutes of the game and looked to score through Sadio Mane.

However, Burnley’s defense didn’t allow the ball to bulge the net. The game moved forward with Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino, and Mohammad Salah sending in attack waves after each other. Nick Pope stood tall and saved Salah’s volley in an excellent manner.

Burnley’s defense was up to the task against the Anfield outfit but then found the net when Fabinho passed an inch-perfect ball to Andy Robertson. The left-back slotted the ball past Nick Pope, into the far post with a towering header fit for a center forward.

Burnley tried to find an equalizer at the end of the first half with quick corners. However, Alisson punched away the ball and led them to safety. In the dying minutes of the first half, Nick Pope saved Burnley from conceding a second with a brilliant save.

Liverpool looked determined to extend their advantage in the early stages of the second half but the shots either hit the woodwork or were saved by Nick Pope. Curtis Jones looked to score his second Premier League goal in as many but couldn’t find the back of the net.

Against the run of play, Jay Rodriguez scored the equalizer for Burnley in the 69th minute which pushed Liverpool onto the back foot. Liverpool started to misplace their passes and was fouled by Burnley players when Klopp’s men looked threatening on the counter.

Burnley were denied the winner when the ball hit the crossbar through Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson. The draw has now kept Sean Dyche’s men in the hunt for Europa League.

Here is how the social media reacted for Burnley’s draw against Liverpool:

After all the tweets this might be a day Firimo would want to forget, or the entire season after failing to score at Anfield again.

The world is loving Nick Pope at the moment after another stellar showing in between the sticks.

The Reds stutter without Henderson and the Clarets prove themselves as a worthy Premier League club after playing above and beating all odds brought forth by the worldwide pandemic.