Virgil van Dijk's goal led Liverpool to a 1-0 victory over Sunderland at the Stadium of Light, Sunderland, Wednesday local time.
Van Dijk scored Liverpool's winning goal in the 61st minute to increase the Reds' points tally to 42 points, although they remain in sixth place in the Premier League standings.
On the other hand, the defeat made Sunderland drop to 11th place with 36 points.
Liverpool started the match aggressively and threatened through Florian Wirtz's shot which was blocked by Sunderland goalkeeper Robin Roefs.
Wirtz again threatened Sunderland's goal, but his shot hit the right post of the Sunderland goal.
