Akhirnya ketangguhan Pope justru runtuh bukan oleh penyerang, melainkan bek sayap Liverpool, Andy Robertson.
Sang bek sayap menyelinap tanpa kawalan berarti saat menerima umpan lambung brilian dari Fabinho.
14 - Andrew Robertson is the 14th Liverpool player to score a league goal at Anfield this season, only in 1992-93 (15, excluding own-goals) have they had more different players score at home in a Premier League campaign. House. pic.twitter.com/W2kwkTPx6W
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Robertson meneruskannya dengan sundulan lob yang melintas tanpa terjangkau oleh Pope.
Di ujung babak pertama, Pope kembali bikin penyelamatan fantastis saat menghalau keluar tembakan Mane sembari terbang lagi.
Skor 1-0 buat keunggulan Liverpool menutup babak pertama.
Hasil Babak I
Liverpool 1-0 Burnley (Andy Robertson 34')
Susunan Pemain
Liverpool (4-3-3): 1-Alisson Becker; 76-Neco Williams, 12-Joe Gomez, 4-Virgil van Dijk, 26-Andy Robertson; 5-Gini Wijnaldum, 3-Fabinho, 48-Curtis Jones; 11-Mohamed Salah, 9-Roberto Firmino, 10-Sadio Mane. Pelatih: Juergen Klopp
Burnley (4-4-2): 1-Nick Pope; 26-Peter Bardsley, 28-Kevin Long, 5-James Tarkowski, 3-Charlie Taylor; 23-Erik Pieters, 18-Ashley Westwood, 8-Josh Brownhill, 11-Dwight McNeil; 9-Chris Wood, 19-Jay Rodriguez. Pelatih: Sean Dyche