An emerging Premier League team’s stock is never higher than during the second international break. Every season provides the in-form side who suddenly ‘demand to be taken seriously’ or are ‘now a credible title threat’.
They came to see if one of England’s prodigious young midfielders could deliver in one of the most consequential fixtures. Curtis Jones duly stepped up, eclipsing Cole Palmer to keep Liverpool top of the Premier League.
Arne Slot said people should reserve judgment on his Liverpool side after their victory over Chelsea