A drenched Jurgen Klopp was in serious danger of enduring another bout of the January blues.

Ragnar Klavan scored an injury-time winner to earn Liverpool a hard-fought 2-1 victory against Burnley on New Year's Day.

Ragnar Klavan scored in injury time to give Liverpool a dramatic Premier League victory over Burnley and extend their unbeaten run to 16 matches.

Liverpool’s week has been defined by a centre-back. It was not Dejan Lovren or Ragnar Klavan but two men who could be reduced to the rank of spectators when Virgil van Dijk is available contrived to combine to procure a dramatic victory.

Jürgen Klopp has explained how a combination of the need for fresh legs and the specific tactical challenge posed by Burnley influenced his team selection for today's fixture.

Jürgen Klopp makes seven changes to his Liverpool line-up for today's Premier League clash with Burnley at Turf Moor.

Liverpool contest their second game in 48 hours as they travel to Burnley this afternoon - get the best build-up, team news, all the action and more in our live matchday blog.

Virgil van Dijk pledged to 'give everything I've got in every game' after completing his transfer to Liverpool on a long-term contract on New Year's Day.

Georginio Wijnaldum has hailed Liverpool's signing of his compatriot Virgil van Dijk as a hugely exciting one for everybody connected to the club.

After Virgil van Dijk completed his transfer to Liverpool on a long-term deal on Monday, we take a look back at the defender's career so far in our gallery.

Virgil van Dijk took a break from completing the formalities of his move to Liverpool to watch the Reds defeat Leicester City at Anfield on Saturday.

Learn more about Liverpool's newest signing Virgil van Dijk with 10 facts about his career thus far.

Virgil van Dijk officially became Liverpool's new No.4 today. Read the story of the defender's journey from the Netherlands to Anfield…

Virgil van Dijk is set to wear the No.4 shirt for Liverpool after completing his move to the club today - get your printed replica of the Dutchman's jersey now.

After putting the finishing touches to his move to Liverpool, Virgil van Dijk took part in his first Melwood training session on Sunday.

Virgil van Dijk was at Melwood to finalise his transfer to Liverpool - and our photographers were there to capture the defender's visit to the club's training complex.

A delighted Virgil van Dijk described Liverpool as 'the perfect, perfect match for me' after he completed his transfer from Southampton on a long-term deal.

The key to Liverpool overcoming the fatigue involved with two games in 48 hours is their mentality, believes Georginio Wijnaldum.

Top scorer Mohamed Salah is a doubt for Liverpool's opening game of 2018 – the Premier League clash with Burnley on New Year's Day.

Fresh from a hard-fought victory over Leicester City yesterday afternoon, Liverpool's first-team squad were straight back out on the training pitches at Melwood today.

Jürgen Klopp will use the advice of Liverpool's medical department when he selects a line-up against Burnley on New Year's Day – but anticipates several changes.

Loris Karius has paid tribute to the belief shown by his teammates after Liverpool came from behind to beat Leicester City on Saturday.

With Liverpool's fixtures in 2017 now complete, pore over a range of interesting facts and figures from the calendar year courtesy of club statistician Ged Rea.

Mohamed Salah signed off 2017 with a match-winning double against Leicester City that increased his tally for Liverpool to a remarkable 23 goals in 29 appearances.

Andy Robertson has revealed the half-time advice Jürgen Klopp gave his players as they trailed Leicester City at Anfield.

James Milner was delighted to see Liverpool show 'a different side' in battling to three points against Leicester City at Anfield.

Jürgen Klopp was delighted by the way Liverpool reacted to an early concession to claim a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Leicester City.

Jürgen Klopp admits Liverpool will need to assess the fitness of Mohamed Salah after he sustained a knock during his match-winning performance against Leicester City on Saturday.

Mohamed Salah grabbed a brace as Liverpool came from behind to beat Leicester City 2-1 at Anfield in their final game of 2017.

Liverpool secured three valuable Premier League points by battling from a goal down to beat Leicester City 2-1 at Anfield.

Jose Mourinho’s declaration that £300 million was “not enough” to spend in the market in order to compete with a Manchester City side who “buy full-backs for the price of strikers” placed transfer fees on the agenda this week, even before Liverpool’s head-spinning outlay on Virgil van Dijk ensured it remained the talking point.

Claude Puel was unbeaten in six matches as a manager against Liverpool before this meeting but then the Frenchman did not have Mohamed Salah to worry about in any of those prior encounters.

Mohamed Salah's double helped Liverpool extend their unbeaten run to 15 games in all competitions with victory against Leicester at Anfield.