Norwich City 4-5 Liverpool

Roberto Firmino scuffed the Reds ahead but Dieumerci's Mbokani's backheel levelled and Steven Naismith's debut strike put the home side in front.

Wes Hoolahan added a penalty before Jordan Henderson and Firmino struck.

James Milner put the away side ahead and though Sebastian Bassong netted in added time, Lallana delivered a twist.

The England midfielder's volley - which was fired into the ground and bounced agonisingly in for the home side - sparked chaotic scenes as Reds boss Jurgen Klopp raced along the touchline to celebrate with his players.

Just moments earlier, Klopp had been visibly incensed by his side's lapse in allowing Bassong to level - but the change in his mood was fitting in a game which ebbed and flowed like this one.

The German had his glasses knocked off by striker Christian Benteke during the celebrations and later said: "I have a second pair of glasses but I can't find them. It's really difficult looking for glasses without glasses."

The contrast in emotion on the touchline was as pronounced as anything the season has delivered so far and Norwich - who could be in the bottom three by the end of the day - will have to recover before Tuesday's trip to Tottenham.

Their record now stands at 32 Premier League games without a win in matches where they have fallen behind - but few will sting like this.

The first five shots on target in this game found the net and neither side could claim to have deserved a win, with each guilty of lapses which at times led to chaos and resulted in just the fourth 5-4 result in Premier League history.

Russell Martin will feel worse than most after gifting Milner the chance to put Liverpool 4-3 up with a weak backpass.

And though Bassong's crisp strike from 20 yards appeared to have reprieved his fellow defender, substitute Lallana's first league goal of the season capped a frenzied finish.

One wonders what reception Liverpool's players would have got from Klopp had it stayed 4-4, such was his demeanour, and his side masked some common inefficiencies in taking three points.

Mbokani's smart finish arrived after failing to clear a corner, meaning the Reds have conceded eight goals from corners this season - a league high.

Their passing - at 75 per cent accuracy - was not at its best, but they found key goals, despite having scored fewer times than relegation-threatened Sunderland before kick-off.

The victory could prove significant but perhaps more telling will be what business is done in January, where solid signings could spare Klopp such stress in the dugout.

Source: BBC Sport

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