Slot happy Salah's defensive work-rate is getting noticed

Slot insists that winning the ball back is not just a job for his defenders and midfielders, it is also something he wants from his strikers.

DEFENSIVE WORK: Arne Slot is delighted that Mo Salah's defensive workrate is being noticed. Picture: AP Photo/Jon Super

Premier League: Liverpool 4 (Szoboszlai 11', Salah 35', Gakpo 44' 65') Ipswich 1 (Greaves 90')

Arne Slot's dad, like most fans, may love the more eye-catching aspects of football but the Liverpool manager himself takes as much satisfaction from one of the less heralded qualities: sheer hard graft.