Sadio Mane scored from close range after 17 minutes and again after 81 to join Liverpool team-mate Mohamed Salah and Arsenal's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang as the Premier League's top scorer on 22 goals.
The goals, however, were not enough to crown Liverpool's bid for a first Premier League title and a first top-flight triumph in 29 years with success because in Brighton on the same day, the Anfield side's closest rivals, Manchester City won 4-1 with Riyad Mahrez one of the scorers.
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