[Match Report]: Swansea 2 Liverpool 2: Shelvey atones for errors by helping hosts salvage a point
Jonjo Shelvey put the hosts into a second-minute lead when he converted from close range after forcing his way into space inside the box.
Swansea's joy was short-lived as Daniel Sturridge capitalised on a poor back pass from Shelvey to find the target and maintain his record of having scored in every game so far in 2013-14.
The Reds then went ahead nine minutes before the break as new signing Moses found the bottom corner from the edge of the area after carrying the ball from deep.
The hosts equalised midway through the second half with Michu slotting home from Shelvey's flick to make it 2-2.
With no further goals, the result was enough to send Liverpool back to the league summit, a point ahead of Arsenal and Tottenham.
The pre-match team news confirmed starting berths for deadline day signings Mamadou Sakho and Victor Moses, with the former replacing Daniel Agger who missed out due to a slight knock.
Meanwhile, Steven Gerrard captained Liverpool for the 400th time in all competitions.
The Reds went into the contest boasting the Barclays Premier League's only 100 per cent record, having won each of their first three games without conceding a goal.
However, they found themselves trailing with less than 120 seconds played as ex-Liverpool midfielder Shelvey wriggled his way through the visiting defence and curled into the back of the net at the second attempt after being initially thwarted by Martin Skrtel's challenge.
If falling behind stunned Brendan Rodgers' men, they certainly didn't show it as they served up an instant riposte.
Shelvey's attempted back pass from 10 yards outside his own area only succeeded in finding Sturridge, who made no mistake with a first-time finish beyond Michel Vorm.
In doing so, he became the first Reds player to score in the first four games of a league campaign since John Aldridge in 1987.
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