England duo Jordan Henderson and Daniel Sturridge fired Liverpool to their seventh win in eight Premier League games with a goal each against Burnley.
Henderson opened the scoring in the 29th minute and then turned provider with a superb cross for Sturridge to double the advantage six minutes into the second half.
Victory maintains Liverpool's incredible run of form and keeps their bid for a top-four place alive.
Brendan Rodgers' side sit fifth in the table but still trail rivals Manchester United by two points, after their dramatic 1-0 win at Newcastle.
It was England wideman Ashley Young who grabbed the winning goal with a minute left on the clock at St James' Park after a mix-up in the home defence.
Jordan Henderson celebrates after opening the scoring against Burnley
Newcastle keeper Tim Krul, who had been excellent all night, inexplicably gifted the ball to Young who gleefully slotted home the winner for the visitors.
Louis van Gaal also fielded England internationals Wayne Rooney and Chris Smalling among their starting eleven.
The win keeps United within striking distance of third-place Arsenal, who held on for a crucial 2-1 victory against QPR at Loftus Road.
England left-back Kieran Gibbs played all 90 minutes for the visitors, who also had Theo Walcott, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Danny Welbeck and Calum Chambers among their substitutes.
Olivier Giroud and Alexis Sanchez hit second-half goals for Arsenal, while Charlie Austin set up a grandstand finish with a strike eight minutes from time – but the Gunners held firm.
James Milner scores Manchester City's second goal against Leicester City
Across London, Tottenham had their English contingent to thank as they edged past Swansea with a 3-2 win at White Hart Lane.
A result that keeps them in the running for a top-four finish.
Danny Rose, a former England Under-21s defender, crossed for Nacer Chadli to make it 1-0 after just seven minutes.
Sung-Yeung Ki equalised for the visitors 12 minutes later but Spurs hit their straps in the second half.
Former England Under-20s midfielder Ryan Mason edged Spurs ahead, before Andros Townsend made it 3-1 with a fine breakaway goal on the hour-mark.
Andros Townsend scored as Tottenham Hotspur beat Swansea City 3-2
Spurs were forced to hang on after Gylfi Sigurdsson pulled one back a minute from time to make it 3-2 but there would be no equaliser.
To the east of the capital and fresh from lifting the League Cup on Sunday, Gary Cahill helped Chelsea continue their charge towards the title with a solid display in their victory at West Ham United.
The England defender kept his place at the heart of the Blues backline, and he and his team-mates were forced to work hard for their clean sheet in the 1-0 win.
The Premier League leaders took the lead on 22 minutes, somewhat against the run of play, as a counter attack ended with Ramires crossing from the right for Eden Hazard to head home.
Gary Cahill was back in league action as Chelsea beat West Ham 1-0 at Upton Park
Cesc Fabregas then played Diego Costa clean through on goal before he was thwarted by a fantastic sliding tackle when preparing to pull the trigger by Carl Jenkinson, who has one senior cap and is a regular with Gareth Southgate’s England Under-21s.
Stewart Downing, who played in England’s 3-1 win over Scotland in November, impressed for the home side.
In Manchester, City kept up the pressure on Mourinho's table toppers thanks to a 2-0 win at home against Burnley in which Three Lions man James Milner bagged the second two minutes from time.
