If Arne Slot is insistent that his Liverpool players won't spend too long looking at the Premier League table during October's international break, it will at least make for pleasing viewing for those scanning the lay of the land over the next fortnight. And having largely kept their powder dry at Molineux last week , the travelling Kop this time made their voices heard as they cheered loudly about their status as early-season pace-setters. It was a rendition of 'Liverpool, Liverpool top of the league' that was enjoyed particularly by captain Virgil van Dijk, who was first on the scene to salute their support at full time.
Slot will continue to stress that there are tougher tests and more difficult days ahead but 10 games is a decent enough sample size to start making informed judgements over what fans will have in store for them going forward. And this win bore all the hallmarks of the new way of Liverpool life. It was controlled, measured and largely free of any dramatic flourishes, aside from an injury blow to Alisson Becker .
On the flip side, the Reds aren’t quite firing on all cylinders in the final third, but they will be able to make peace with that, for now. Liverpool player ratings as Virgil van Dijk and one other excellent in gutsy Crystal Palace win Alisson Becker injury update as Arne Slot reveals early Liverpool fears This was everything Liverpool had expected it to be at Crystal Palace: a winnable fixture that would only be achieved via a hard-fought effort, .