Soccer-Liverpool move into top four with crucial win at Burnley


Soccer Football - Premier League - Burnley v Liverpool - Turf Moor, Burnley, Britain - May 19, 2021 Liverpool's Roberto Firmino celebrates scoring their first goal Pool via REUTERS/Martin Rickett

BURNLEY, England (Reuters) -Liverpool moved into the Champions League qualifying spots after a 3-0 win at Burnley on Wednesday took them above Leicester City and into fourth place with one round of Premier League matches remaining.

Roberto Firmino struck two minutes before halftime and a Nathaniel Phillips header made it 2-0 in the 52nd minute before a superb late strike from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain secured a fourth straight win.

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