Liverpool 4 Burnley 0

Well, the stinky international break is finally over and we can get back to some real football. Under normal circumstances I’d go in to a game against Burnley feeling pretty confident, but, given the start to the season, I didn’t have that luxury and was very anxious pre-match. With the emergence of Man City and Spurs in the early part of the season it seems like there is huge pressure on every game, if Liverpool are going to maintain Champion’s League status.

As I mentioned yesterday, I wasn’t able to fully follow the match live, catching chunks of the match on the radio, and keeping up to date with the Sky Sports iPhone app. My impressions were that for the first twenty minutes it was a bit of a chore, but, after the first goal went in, Liverpool eventually took control.

With Match of the Day showing only brief highlights (little more than the goals and a few chances), it was difficult to get a feel for the game. It’s pretty safe to say that Benayoun had a good game as he scored a hat trick. Dirk Kuyt scored the other goal, just in case you were wondering.

As always, the main thing was picking up the three points. Bring on the Champions League.