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Speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live's Monday Night Club, former Premier League striker Chris Sutton says he saw the first proper sign of Arne Slot's "connection" with the Liverpool fans after Saturday's victory over Aston Villa.
"It's a good start," Sutton said. "Liverpool fans are very knowledgeable. But, that [a good start] is all it is."
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Image source, Getty ImagesThe Redmen TV's Ste Plunkett joined BBC Radio Merseyside Total Sport show to talk about Liverpool's flying start to the season under new boss Arne Slot.
"We trust [Arne] Slot. We have had nine clean sheets in this run. We are winning games and getting into positions to win games from a solid base. I am a big fan of his approach," said Plunkett.
Slot's side went into the international break leading the Premier League by five points having won nine, drawn one and lost one of their opening 11 games of the campaign.
Plunkett added: "What we have got now is control. That will often see us take half an hour, sometimes a whole half, to understand what we have to do. The best illustration of that was the Leverkusen game."
Liverpool struggled to break down Bayer Leverkusen in the first half of their Champions League game last Wednesday but then hit four second-half goals to run out comfortable winners at Anfield.
That result saw them go two points clear at the top of the Champions League league phase standings as the only side to win all four matches so far.
Plunkett added: "We should be 100% behind this guy because he is seeing the challenges put in front of him and he is finding ways to deal with them."
Image source, Getty ImagesBBC Sport's chief football writer Phil McNulty has been tackling your questions as Premier League players head off to international duty
Harry asked: How do you feel about players dropping out of the England squad through 'injury' but then suddenly being fully fit to play as soon as club football returns. Was this happening five, 10, 15 years ago?
Phil answered: Players dropping out of England squads has been happening for as long as I can remember and there has always been a lot of noise around whether injuries were genuine or not, usually from fans of rival clubs who feel others are putting club allegiances ahead of the national side's interests.
I certainly believe most of the injuries have been genuine and this weekend I do not think there can be any question these players were injured.
Trent Alexander-Arnold was forced off after 25 minutes of Liverpool's win over Aston Villa with a hamstring injury, while there is no way Arsenal duo Declan Rice or Bukayo Saka would have departed the game against Chelsea prematurely unless there was absolutely no way they could continue. Rice was already playing with a broken toe, while the Gunners are waiting to discover the extent of Saka's injury.
Jack Grealish's situation was interesting. Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola clearly did not believe he was fit enough to be with England after missing club games through injury, but Lee Carsley selected him.
Image source, PA MediaLeicester defender Conor Coady, speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live's Monday Night Club about Liverpool manager Arne Slot:
"A lot of people say how calm he is. We should give him an enormous amount of credit and respect for what he's done because coming in after Jurgen Klopp is a really big thing to do. What he'd done there over the years was incredible.
"People talk about the way he's got Liverpool playing now, which is with a lot more control. They have the ball for longer periods of time, there's not as many transitions. But if you see Liverpool in the transitions, they're still as good as they were under Klopp.
"They still want to win the ball back very quickly. When they lose the ball in the opponents' half, they swarm the defender to win the ball back as quickly as they can, so he's not lost that.
"He's not come in and gone: 'Right, let's just rip up the rulebook - I want to play with control.' He kept that, but also brought the control where Van Dijk and Konate keep the ball between them, they use Gravenberch, they bounce it back, they repeat passes, they do all these things to get control of the game, and they've done it really well.
"I think he deserves an enormous amount of credit for coming in and keeping the real core factor of Liverpool but adding his own spin on it as well."
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Image source, ReutersBBC Sport's chief football writer Phil McNulty has been answering your questions.
George asked: When will the media ever highlight how bad Sean Dyche has been this season? Easiest run of fixtures as per Opta stats. Not improved at all from last season. Same boring football and hoping for draws.
Phil answered: There is certainly a growing frustration from Everton fans at the style of football being played under Sean Dyche, although I do think it was a case of needs must last season. He did a good job getting Everton to safety. It was not about style at that point - it was about safety.
This season, however, has been really tough to watch and results have been poor as well. The return of 10 points from their first 11 games is well below what would have been expected given those fixtures and they now have a tough run coming up.
I do not think Everton, given that a new ownership is in the process of being confirmed, will consider changing managers unless it really becomes a dire emergency.
I am sorry to say this to you, but ambitions this season must be limited to staying up before going into the new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock, which offers the opportunity of a fresh start and reset under American billionaire Dan Friedkin after years of crisis and chaos.
Dyche has a track record of being able to do that.
I would, though, be very surprised if Dyche takes Everton into that new stadium. His contract expires at the end of the season and history shows new owners nearly always want their own managers. I do not expect Friedkin to be any different.
Mike Richards
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Image source, Getty ImagesThe international break has come at precisely the right time for Everton.
Another uninspiring showing at London Stadium on Saturday highlighted further how our one-dimensional approach is becoming a hindrance.
West Ham, and more specifically Julen Lopetegui, appeared to be under increasing pressure. A match seemingly not made in heaven, Everton had a great opportunity to go there and snaffle three much-needed points.
What we have seen so often this season presented itself again, albeit at a slightly elevated level than we had seen at St Mary's the previous week.
The game had a distinct feeling of two managers who dare not lose. Two sides cancelling each other out at every turn.
This is where the frustration within the Everton fanbase derives from. The approach to each and every game never seems to vary.
We long for the day when we become competitive once more and play with a freedom that our rigid setup currently prohibits.
An argument can clearly be made that this style just does not quite cut it. Seven wins in 2024 simply is not good enough, even considering last season's caveats of points deductions and off-field dramatics.
Opta rated Everton's first 10 fixtures, external as the easiest in the Premier League. Our current points return is somewhat unacceptable on that basis.
Poor performances simply cannot be accepted week in, week out. It should not be the norm to approach every game as if we are facing Manchester City.
The two-week break offers a time for the club to refocus before a difficult December. The pause button at the club needs to be unpressed sooner rather than later.
Currently, there is a distinct lack of direction. It feels that the beginning of the Friedkin Group's reign is the possible remedy to the malaise.
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Image source, Getty ImagesFive players have been called up to England's squad for November's Nations League internationals after eight withdrew through injury.
Aston Villa midfielder Morgan Rogers, West Ham forward Jarrod Bowen, Everton centre-back Jarrad Branthwaite along with Newcastle full-back Tino Livramento and Burnley goalkeeper James Trafford have also been added to interim boss Lee Carsley’s squad.
Chelsea pair Levi Colwill and Cole Palmer, Arsenal duo Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka, Manchester City midfielders Phil Foden and Jack Grealish, Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold, and Southampton's Aaron Ramsdale have all pulled out.
England face Greece on Thursday, 14 November and the Republic of Ireland on Sunday, 17 November.
As the Premier League pauses for the November international break, the Opta supercomputer, external has been looking at each club's chances of winning the title this season.
Liverpool are flying under new boss Arne Slot, currently sitting five points clear at the summit. They have been given a 60.3% chance.
Defending champions Manchester City are second after consecutive league defeats and have been given a 34.3% chance of winning a fifth straight title in May.
Arsenal are third favourites after a tricky spell themselves and Opta say they have a 5% of winning the league from here.
Chelsea are the only other side given a chance at glory. A first title in eight years has a 0.3% chance according to Opta.
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Image source, BBC SportOpta's supercomputer has tipped promoted Southampton, Ipswich Town and Leicester City as the three most likely teams to get relegated from the Premier League this season.
Southampton are bottom and winless after 10 games since returning to the top flight, with the computer giving them 94.9% chance of being relegated.
Despite climbing out of the bottom three with an impressive first win of the season against Tottenham at this weekend, Ipswich are the next side being tipped to go down with a 70.7% chance.
While Leicester are 15th, three points clear of the drop zone, they are the third most likely side to get relegated according to Opta, with a 46.9% chance.
Wolves, Everton and Crystal Palace are the remaining sides that have an 18% or more chance of falling down to the second tier by May.
Image source, Getty ImagesDeputy Editor of Opta Patric Ridge joined BBC Radio Merseyside's to discuss the 0-0 draw at West Ham.
"At the minute I am not sure that there is enough tactical nous and flair to get the best out of the attackers," said Ridge.
"On Saturday, there were some situations where the team got into good positions and couldn't find the final pass or that shot off at the right time and that is on the players."
Sean Dyche's side had 18 shots at goal at London Stadium, hitting the target with four of those attempts and failing to score.
"In attack there is so much more to give and that is where I want to see the improvement," added Ridge.
"However long Dyche is here, whether he is going to get a new contract or not, it is on him now to really try and find that little bit extra and prove he can do it."
Everton have just 10 goals across their opening ten games of the season, with only Manchester United (nine), Crystal Palace (eight) and Southampton (seven) scoring fewer.
Image source, Getty ImagesThis event with referee David Coote is one of those occasions where you can almost see the people at PGMOL with their head in their hands.
For a body that prizes integrity among its officials above everything else, for this to come out, it just fuels what already is conspiracies around virtually any club.
And if proven, it is sure to bring action against David Coote and puts PGMOL in an exceptionally difficult situation.
Coote has been suspended pending a full investigation and PGMOL are saying they will not make any further comments, but you can imagine what [head of referees] Howard Webb might be muttering under his breath when he sees what has come out on social media.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Press Association is reporting that Liverpool right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold is set to be out for two weeks with a hamstring problem.
The 26-year-old was forced to come off in the first half of Saturday's 2-0 win over Aston Villa, having signalled to the bench he had a problem in the 25th minute.
According to PA news agency, it is understood that scans have shown the injury is rated as a low-grade issue which may only keep him out for about two weeks.
That could give Alexander-Arnold the chance to return against Southampton on 24 November following the international break.
After the trip to St Mary's, the Reds host Real Madrid in the Champions League and then Manchester City in the Premier League on the following Wednesday and Sunday respectively.
