The Reds forced 20 shots against Diego Simeone's side and should have had the game buried way before Virgil van Dijk's late winner, while the first-half outing in the Merseyside derby was scintillating. The fact is the Reds eased off at 2-0 up in both games. Atletico and Everton didn't rampage Liverpool at any point, they just got back into the game as Arne Slot's side tired a little and lost rhythm through substitutions.
I'm not sure I buy into this rhetoric that Liverpool are playing badly and still winning.
Some of the football played against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League last week and Everton on Saturday was electrifying.
The Reds forced 20 shots against Diego Simeone's side and should have had the game buried way before Virgil van Dijk's late winner, while the first-half outing in the Merseyside derby was scintillating.
The fact is the Reds eased off at 2-0 up in both games. Atletico and Everton didn't rampage Liverpool at any point, they just got back into the game as Arne Slot's side tired a little and lost rhythm through substitutions.
Liverpool's 45 minutes against Everton that led to them going in at half-time 2-0 up was breathtaking - the way Ryan Gravenberch and Dom Szoboszlai linked up with the forwards especially.
All the players who looked cold at the start of the campaign are finding their feet. Milos Kerkez had his best game. Ibou Konate has been very, very good after the first two matches. Mo Salah is starting to pick the ball up and make things happen.
Liverpool aren't playing badly at all, but it is right to suggest there are levels to go.
After all, British record signing Alexander Isak hasn't got himself fit yet and will add guaranteed goals to an already purring attack. And Florian Wirtz is impressing in moments but is only in second gear.
Liverpool are playing well, but when it clicks for 90 full minutes, someone is going to get a serious hiding.
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