Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp called the frenetic nature of the game "incredible" and "really wild", even if Fabinho's opener met with a muted response from the German.
"The problem was the VAR. I saw the discussions before the first goal and I was just waiting," Klopp said.
"It is not the same any more but it is no problem. I can celebrate tonight. It was so tough to play, the intensity of the game was so clear. It was all worth it, really great."
Headers from Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane put Liverpool in control before Bernardo Silva pulled a goal back for the champions.
But it was not enough to prevent Liverpool from enhancing their prospects of a first domestic title for 30 years.
Only Manchester United (nine points in 1993-94) have enjoyed a bigger advantage at this stage of a Premier League season, with Klopp's side now eight points clear of Leicester and Chelsea at the top.
But despite that margin, Klopp played down its significance, with his squad now facing a busy run of fixtures between 23 November and 2 January.
"It's not important," he added. "Who wants to be first in early November? It's important to be top in May.
"Each point we have we need to go through the most intense period ever."
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