Recall that Liverpool wrapped up the title last season following a 18 points gap between them and second place Manchester City. This saw Jurgen Klopp guide Reds to glory for the first time in 30 years.
The title defense started against Marcelo Bielsa side, which Mohamed Salah scoring the first goal.
Liverpool made it 2-1 after Virgil van Dijk put Reds in the lead after Leeds would equalised.
Salah when ahead to scored his second of the evening, Marcelo Bielsa’s men made it 3-3 as Mateusz Klich scored in the second half.
With the game poised for a draw, Mohamed Salah wrapped up his hat-trick when he scored his second penalty for Liverpool to win 4-3 at the end of 90 minutes.
Speaking after the game Salah told Sky Sports: "Without fans, it's so tough, especially at Anfield. It's a difficult start for us, it's a tough team, they press high as well so the intensity was really high.
"They're [Leeds United] a tough team and they had a great game, to be fair, especially as they played away. They acted really well, they scored three goals against us."
He also spoke on the result admitting that his side needs to improve on their result going forward in the league.
He said: “I'm happy about the result but we have to keep improving and try not to concede too many goals.
“I scored a penalty in the Champions League final, so it was a little bit easier, especially with no fans.
“But it was important to remain focused and score the goal to get the three points.”
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