Sadio Mane's 81st-minute strike ensured Liverpool overcame an almighty scare to beat a spirited West Ham 3-2 at Anfield and re-establish their 22-point lead at the top of the Premier League.

Jurgen Klopp's side trailed the Hammers with 22 minutes remaining, but goals from Mohamed Salah (68) and Mane ensured Liverpool equalled Manchester City's Premier League record of 18 consecutive league wins.

Georginio Wijnaldum's ninth-minute opener was immediately cancelled out by Issa Diop's third league goal in six games, before substitute Pablo Fornals completed a remarkable turnaround nine minutes into the second half.

But a dreadful error from Lukasz Fabianski allowed Salah to level, before Mane nudged Liverpool to within four wins of their first league title in 30 years.

Substitute Jarrod Bowen squandered a glorious chance to level moments after Sadio Mane was denied a second following a VAR offside review, with the result leaving 18th-placed West Ham still deep in relegation trouble, a point adrift of safety.

Player ratings

Liverpool: Alisson (6), Alexander-Arnold (9), Gomez (6), Van Dijk (7), Robertson (7), Keita (6), Fabinho (6), Wijnaldum (6), Salah (7), Firmino (6), Mane (7).

Subs: Oxlade-Chamberlain (6), Matip (n/a).

West Ham: Fabianski (6), Ngakia (7), Diop (8), Ogbonna (7), Cresswell (6), Rice (7), Snodgrass (7), Soucek (7), Noble (6), Felipe Anderson (7), Antonio (6).

Subs: Bowen (5), Fornals (7), Haller (n/a).

Man of the match: Trent Alexander-Arnold.

Source: skysports.com