Adam Bate picks out some underlying stats from the opening weekend, looking at Mo Salah's sprints, Bukayo Saka's positioning and Mason Mount's pressing.
Perhaps you will have seen that Mohamed Salah's goal in Liverpool's 2-0 win against Ipswich at Portman Road means the forward has now scored more goals on the opening weekend of the Premier League season - nine - than any other player. But it was another lesser-spotted statistic that shed more light on how he helped to ensure Arne Slot's first game in charge of Liverpool ended in victory.
However, as Mikel Arteta pointed out afterwards, even knowing what Saka has planned does not mean it can be prevented. The Gunners head coach even compared him to Lionel Messi. 'With good players it is like that,' said Arteta. 'With Messi, I know he is going to come here and put the ball there. But he does it all the time. You cannot stop him. That is the quality of the player.
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