Arne Slot's comments drew a critical reaction and may be disrespectful to some players but the evidence suggests he was being accurate

Liverpool halted their domestic losing skid at five with an opportunistic 2-0 win over Aston Villa at Anfield on Saturday, returning to third on the Premier League table.

Mohamed Salah and Ryan Gravenberch got on the scoresheet during a contest defined by the energy of Liverpool’s midfield.

When Liverpool needed a boost, the Anfield crowd motivated the Reds to a vital win - with Mohamed Salah returning to form.

Upon confirming Alexander Isak and Curtis Jones are likely to remain sidelined for the visit of Villa on Saturday night, Arne Slot revealed Gravenberch is in contention for a return to the squad. "Ryan trained with us yesterday. The other two didn't yet," Slot said in his pre-match press conference on Friday morning.

Arne Slot won't care much how Saturday's win happened for Liverpool vs Aston Villa at Anfield on account of what it means: the end of a four-match losing streak in the Premier League.

The wins just keep on coming for Arsenal. The Premier League leader extended its advantage at the top of the standings to seven points on Saturday after a 2-0 victory against Burnley. That's 13 wins from 15 games in all competitions for Mikel Arteta's team after a flying start to the season that has only strengthened belief it will end its long-running title drought.

Arne Slot will make a late decision on whether Ryan Gravenberch can start against Aston Villa but Liverpool record signing Alexander Isak and midfielder Curtis Jones are expected to miss the Saturday night clash at Anfield.

Dominik Szoboszlai caught the eye of Liverpool fans after a position change versus Aston Villa. Liverpool were in poor form ahead of the fixture, failing to win six of their last seven matches. It therefore came as little surprise when Arne Slot made some key changes to his eleven on the day.