Liverpool ran out 2-0 winners against Aston Villa in the Premier League on Saturday evening at Anfield thanks to goals from Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah. The Reds are now five points clear at the top of the table after Machester City lost to Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 at the AMEX.

"In general I liked our performance in the second half a bit more because we showed more patience." On his team's defensive work-rate: "It's not the first time we see this. The team that won the Premier League the last four years has shown us how important work-rate is. This is the only way to win games and with the quality we have."

Managing Fitness Challenges and Building Towards ConsistencyLiverpool manager Arne Slot remains cautiously optimistic about Federico Chiesa’s potential impact at

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot is hopeful Federico Chiesa will be available for selection after the November international break. Slot is unconcerned by Chiesa'

As Ryan Gravenberch prepares to pass to Virgil van Dijk, Tsimikas underlaps to make a beeline for Brighton’s full-back Joel Veltman. As Gakpo receives the ball, Tsimikas pins his man, which provides Gakpo with the space to stay one-v-one against Ferdi Kadioglu, and cross (and score) without a challenge.

Liverpool were forced into a change early on in their Premier League match against Aston Villa with manager Arne Slot left sweating on the fitness of Trent Alexander-Arnold

Arne Slot admitted his concern at Trent Alexander-Arnold limping out of Liverpool's 2-0 win against Aston Villa with a suspected hamstring injury after just 25 minutes, saying that it is "always serious if a player goes off in the first-half.

Liverpool took full advantage of Manchester City's latest slip-up in the title race by putting Aston Villa to the sword after Darwin Nunez finally steps up in front of goal

Liverpool manager Arne Slot fears Trent Alexander-Arnold has suffered a “serious” injury after being forced off against Aston Villa. The defeder was forced off during the first half of Saturday’s 2-0 win at Anfield with a suspected hamstring injury.