How Liverpool eased past Pep Guardiola and Manchester City to go nine points clear atop the Premier League

Arne Slot, persevering with to talk to Sky Sports activities after the match, mentioned: “Ideally I’d have beloved to have seen the second half being the identical as the primary half. However the high quality of the opposite crew…

“If you wish to win in opposition to Metropolis it’s important to be excellent in each a part of the sport. Excessive press, low press, build-up. They convey so many issues to you. We got here near perfection, we weren’t excellent however we got here near perfection. That is the one method to beat a top quality crew like Metropolis.

“I do not assume anybody, together with me, would have predicted this (begin). I knew Jurgen (Klopp) left the crew in an excellent place. However nonetheless, to win a lot with all of the troublesome groups we now have performed already isn’t one thing you can predict firstly of the season.

“However, like I say, I noticed Arsenal yesterday and Chelsea in the present day and I noticed Metropolis, they are going to come again as a result of these groups have a lot high quality. They may go on the identical run as us. So we now have to remain sharp and targeted.”