However, this time there was to be no late equaliser, with Liverpool seeing out the win to join Chelsea on 10 points from five league games.
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Chelsea, who were booed off at half-time, failed to lay a glove on the rampant Reds until Diego Costa netted his fifth goal of the season with 29 minutes remaining, but Liverpool saw the game out comfortably.
“It was really nice to watch”.
– Liverpool have won five of their last nine Premier League visits to Stamford Bridge having won only one of their first 16 trips there.
It had been with a 3-1 victory on this ground that Klopp recorded his first win as Liverpool manager 11 months ago.
“Are we title contenders?”
It was Conte’s first home league defeat since a 1-2 loss to Sampdoria with Juventus in January 2013.
The Reds continuted their good start to the season by heading to Stamford Bridge and ending Chelsea boss Antonio Conte’s unbeaten start to the season in a pulsating Friday night encounter.
Liverpool were without Roberto Firmino due to what the club said was a “minor groin strain”, but any fears they might miss the hard-working Brazilian forward were banished immediately.
First they allowed Philippe Coutinho to take the set-piece quickly, giving the Brazilian time to measure an in-swinging cross towards the back post.
Jurgen Klopp’s side showed tremendous energy in the first half and raced into a two goal lead thanks to Dejan Lovren’s neat finish and Henderson’s stunning effort. The Chelsea defence went to sleep and Lovren was left unmarked at the back post to skilfully prod home on the half-volley.
Chelsea were galvanised and four minutes later a knock-down from Oscar was controlled by Costa on the edge of the box, but his shot on the spin was straight at Liverpool keeper Simon Mignolet. “It was well deserved”.
While Chelsea’s newest signing was able to elevate himself above the narrative, Chelsea themselves fell back into last season’s patterns for the first half and dug a whole large enough that not even this season’s comeback kids could climb out of in the second.
Joel Matip dived in and failed to stop Nemanja Matic reaching the byline, where he dug out a pass which the Spain global striker fired into the back of the net.
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But despite Conte sending on Cesc Fabregas, Victor Moses and Pedro, it was Liverpool who came closest to scoring again, substitute Divock Origi’s header drawing a fine goal-line stop from Courtois.
