In Shaqiri, Liverpool now has the creative attacking midfielder it has been lacking since selling Philippe Coutinho to Barcelona for 160 million euros (then $192 million) in January.
Milan Pavkov scored in the 22nd and 29th minutes as the Serbian champions earned a first win in their debut appearance in the Champions League group stage.
Liverpool's star forward Mohamed Salah's statue has become the talk of the town for it's disproportionate size and it didn't take long for Twitter to react on the matter.
In two clashes of teams with perfect records, Barcelona beat Inter Milan 2-0 and Dortmund dismantled Atletico Madrid in a 4-0 rout.
After an exciting and thrilling weekend, this is how the English Premier League table stands after Matchday 8.
Manchester City could not break the Anfield jinx despite being handed a penalty in the dying minutes, only for Maharez to miss the target. Chelsea, Liverpool and City have 20 points each.
Sturridge has scored fewer goals in the last four English Premier League seasons (17) than in the 2013-14 campaign (21) when Liverpool came close to winning the Premier League.
Hazard's sixth goal in seven appearances ended Liverpool's perfect start to the season with a 2-1 victory on Wednesday at Anfield.
Juergen Klopp's team is on top with 18 points though Chelsea can go level on points if they win at West Ham on Sunday.
Kylian Mbappe carelessness at the other end allowed Firmino to provide a thrilling climax to a pulsating night at Anfield to open Group C.
Tottenham is paying the price for England's deep progress at the World Cup, where the Kane-led team unexpectedly making the final weekend and finishing fourth.
PSG got ready for next week's Champions League opener at Liverpool with a 4-0 win over Saint-Etienne at the Parc des Princes.
Big-spending West Ham slumped to its fourth straight defeat to open the English Premier League after conceding an injury-time goal to Wolverhampton Wanderers.
The Egypt forward curled a low shot inside the far post in the 23rd minute to make it 29 goals in as many home matches since joining Liverpool in 2017.
The Gunners came from behind to beat West Ham 3-1 on Saturday, with the help of a fortuitous own-goal.
The Serie A side expressed solidarity and also urged its fans to donate for the cause.
In a typical all-action display by Salah, the Egypt forward was also the player fouled by Aaron Wan-Bissaka that earned the Palace right back a straight red card in the 75th minute because he was the last man.
Mohamed Salah set Liverpool on its way to a 4-0 victory over West Ham in an assertive start to the Premier League season by Juergen Klopp's side.
The summer transfer window is over for the English Premier League and almost every team has added some fuel to their engine in the transfer process.
It is the latest big-money purchase by Liverpool, which hasn't won the English league since its 18th top-flight title in 1990.
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