Liverpool 4-1 Ipswich: ‘It’s extraordinary what they are doing’ – can anyone stop Arne Slot’s Reds?

Against Ipswich, he had four shots – more than any other player – and on another day could have had more than the one goal he managed.

But as a team they also appear to be providing even more attacking threat and, at Brentford last weekend, they had 37 shots – the most ever by an away team in Premier League history, since records began.

“That is the development the team is in,” Slot said. “We have our players now in even more promising positions than last season.

“At the beginning of the season he [Szoboszlai] would have played that ball [for his goal] to Mohamed Salah but this time he decided to go for goal himself.

“He is a bit underestimated, not by me, but he doesn’t get the credit because his work-rate is unbelievable. That is so important for the team.”

Comparing Liverpool’s stats to the same stage last season shows that Slot has filled in for Klopp seamlessly – and even slightly improved them.

While their goal difference and points are slightly better, their expected goal difference is noticeably so, showing that Liverpool have been more dominant under the Dutchman.

Although they’ve taken fewer shots than last season, their improved xG shows that they’ve taken much better ones, which has more than made up for it.

While at the back, they’ve limited their opponents to both fewer and worse chances.

Ex-Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy told BBC Match of the Day: “I have eulogised about Liverpool’s forward players but I think the bedrock is Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate with Ryan Gravenberch in front. They were just superb.

“It is not just what they do without the ball, but what they do with it. If you want to be a Premier League title winner you need your central defenders to play good football. I think this trio is really important, not just for the Premier League but for Champions League as well.”