Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action

Liverpool youngster handles Haaland, Thomas Frank should face a kinder ride and another Luton fairytale
TEN TALKING POINTS: Luton’s Cauley Woodrow and Jarell Quansah of Liverpool andBrentford manager Thomas Frank

TEN TALKING POINTS: Luton’s Cauley Woodrow and Jarell Quansah of Liverpool andBrentford manager Thomas Frank

1 Quansah so assured amid high stakes 

This was a phenomenal Liverpool performance, and the quality and consistency of the players’ decision-making – except, perhaps, in front of goal – was extraordinary. It is almost insulting to the collective to single out any individual for credit and Jarell Quansah was certainly not seeking any when he told Sky after the game that he “didn’t have the perfect game but I’m striving to be good”. There was one obvious mistake from him, when he surrendered the ball toJulián Álvarez in the 57th minute with a goal very nearly the result but beyond that moment he was strikingly assured. 

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