The media in England quickly nicknamed Liverpool "Slot Machine" (an association with a type of game in a casino) because of the new manager and the great results, and if Saturday was viewed through games of chance, it was a perfect day for the Reds.
Liverpool "turned around" Brighton, defeating the rival from the south for the second time this week (2:1), and the defeats of the main rivals in the championship race - Manchester City and Arsenal - arrived as a gift.
The current champion "sunk" at "Vitality", where he was taught a lesson by Bournemouth (2:1), while the "gunners" were out of ammunition in the north against Newcastle (1:0).
Arne Slot's team may not be playing the "heavy metal" football of Jurgen Klopp's era, but they always find a way to "swallow" their rivals - and that was the case today.
Brighton is after a nice goal Ferdija Kadiogla led until the 69th minute, and then they are Cody Gakpo i Mohamed Salah with another goal to remember made "Enfield" explode once again this season.
At the top, Liverpool has two points more than City, and seven more than Arsenal, while Slott became the first coach of this big club to win eight of the first ten games in the championship.
"I'm not surprised because the first half was difficult, Brighton has been showing for years how dangerous a rival they are. However, in the second half, everything changed - it's not because of tactics, we ran a lot more. Salah's goal? It was specific, but neither the first nor the last like that for him," Slott said.
Liverpool has problems with injuries to Alison and Diogo Jota, but the real problem is Pep Guardiola and City.
The absences of important players like Rodri and Kevin de Bruyne were felt the most in Bournemouth, although that cannot detract from the great job done in that match (and throughout the season) by the great coach of the "cherries" Andoni Iraola.
The host is over Antoana Semenja i Evanilson had 2:0, and Siti went all the way over Josko Guardiola in the 82nd minute he only managed to seal the game.
The visitors will have something to complain about Michael Oliver's refereeing after Lewis Cook did not even get a yellow card after a dangerous start on Erling Haaland.
"We had chances, but we didn't use them. Much more important than that is the desire that the players have even after all the years we spent together," said Guardiola.
The tenth round of the Premier League was opened by the derby at "St. James' Park", which once again confirmed that Arsenal can hardly do without maestro Martin Odegord.
Mikel Arteta's team did not celebrate for the third match in a row (two defeats and a draw), and this time they had to congratulate a very good Newcastle.
Aleksander Isak scored the goal for the "magpie" victory - a header in the 13th minute after a great cross from Anthony Gordon.
The hit of the championship is a giant who was not in the top for a long time - Nottingham forest.
The former two-time champion of Europe also defeated West Ham (3:0) and for the first time since 1988 found itself among the top four teams in the table. Nuno Espirito Santo was obviously the right choice for the leading men from the City Ground.
Premier League, round 10
Newcastle - Arsenal 1:0
(Isak 12)
Southampton - Everton 1:0
(Armstrong 85)
Ipswich - Leicester 1:1
(David 55 - Aju 90+4)
Bournemouth - Manchester City 2:1
(Semenjo 9, Evanilson 64 - Gvardiol 82)
Liverpool - Brighton 2:1
(Gakpo 69, Salah 72 - Kadioglu 14)
Nottingham Forest - West Ham 3:0
(Wood 27, Hudson Odoi 65, Aina 78)
Wolverhampton - Crystal Palace (18.30h)
Sunday
Tottenham - Aston Villa (15pm)
Manchester United - Chelsea (17.30)
Monday
Fulham - Brentford (21pm)
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