There were other pluses for Liverpool against Chelsea, too. Let’s hope Diogo Jota is not badly injured after he was forced to come off, but Darwin Nunez was excellent when he replaced him after half an hour.
Nunez did not get a scoring chance but he brought others into play and was involved in all the good things Liverpool did after he came off the bench.
Overall, Slot’s side were not at their best, but I would put that at least partly down to the effects of the international break.
Liverpool were a bit flat in the same circumstances in September, when they lost to Nottingham Forest – and they and Chelsea were both a bit flat on Sunday too.
This time, though, Liverpool got over the line and I thought they managed the game really well when they went 2-1 up, and had the discipline to see it out without too many scares.
The trick to winning the league is to win games when you don’t play well and although it is far too early to talk about Liverpool becoming champions, they are top of the table right now and have plenty to be pleased about.
Danny Murphy was speaking to BBC Sport’s Chris Bevan.
