Juergen Klopp's first statement win with liverpool left Jose Mourinho facing more questions about his future at Chelsea.
Chelsea's crisis escalated further as the team failed to hold on to an early lead and lost 3-1 at home in the Premier league on Saturday, the defending champion's sixth defeat in 11 league games. The already beleaguered Mourinho now faces an uncertain future, just five months after delivering a third Premier league title. "I am not worried (about my future). The players they tried. You could feel the attitude, the desire," Mourinho said in the post-game news conference.
Mourinho had initially refused to answer questions in a TV interview, simply saying "I have nothing to say." Having already been fined this season for criticizing the referees, he also refused to comment on liverpool midfielder lucas not being giving a second yellow card for a tackle in the second half.
It was Klopp's first league victory since his arrival after two successive draws against Tottenham and Southampton.
However, his side had to come from behind after Ramires headed the hosts into a fourth-minute lead. But Philippe Coutinho curled in a stoppage-time equalizer to level just before the break. The Brazilian feigned a shot with his right foot before switching to his supposedly weaker left and curling in from the edge of the area.
liverpool carried that momentum into the second and took the lead shortly afterward with Coutinho putting them ahead with his second in the 74th. Then Benteke scored the third after a neat exchange with Adam lallana.
Man United held
Manchester United failed to score again in its 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace in the Premier league.
Palace had the best chance to win the game at Selhurst Park, when midfielder Yohan Cabaye turned a shot wide from six yards out after a cross from Joel Ward in the 74th minute.
Meanwhile, Manchester City needed a late penalty from Yaya Toure to secure a 2-1 win over 10-man Norwich that kept the team atop the Premier league. Goalkeeper Joe Hart's error gifted Norwich's Cameron Jerome an unlikely equalizer seven minutes from time. Earlier, City took the lead through Nicolas Otamendi after 67 minutes.
Olivier Giroud, laurent Koscielny and Joel Campbell scored to give Arsenal a 3-0 win over Swansea.