The Reds faced a tough challenge on Saturday night as they came up against Aston Villa. The Villains made their way to Anfield on the back of their first loss in the Champions League, with a 1-0 defeat to Club Brugge.
Aston Villa hadn’t won in their previous 4 games, losing three of them. On the other hand, Liverpool had continued their fantastic start to the season, with their emphatic victory over Bayer Leverkusen.
With goals from Darwin Nunez and Mo Salah, the Reds put in a very professional performance to secure the win at Anfield.
Early in November is never a time to start thinking about the long term consequences on a season but when looking forward to the next busy month for Liverpool, lets see what the win could mean for Liverpool, especially, when heading into an international break.
Winning Before an International Break
In my opinion, the win for the Reds on Saturday was one of the best performances of the past month, the way Liverpool have been playing and the squads understanding and application of Slot’s system has been growing every game, but with the absolute control and emphatic nature of the game it just never felt in doubt.
The fact that Slot can shuffle and mix up the front line and still have every player playing to a world class level is a sign of his and the players abilities to execute the roles they are given.
The quality and energy Villa usually have in midfield is a task you would expect to be very tricky to manage, as well as the attacking talent, but over the past 2 weeks, Unai Emery’s men have been unusually poor.
An undefeated run in a stretch of games that looked to be the first big test for Arne Slot is the answer that all Liverpool fans wanted.
Six wins and one draw in this run of games has well and truly established Liverpool as a fully-fledged contender this season.
Going into the international break on a win will only further boost the morale and confidence that the squad and the fan base will have, especially when entering the tricky festive period with the bombardment of games.
This kind of performance at the end of a run of very tough matches should have everyone inside the club believing that something special could be achieved this season without a doubt.