Arne Slot said fortune finally swung Liverpool’s way in their 2-0 victory over Aston Villa that ended a woeful four-game English Premier League losing streak.
Mohamed Salah became the third player in Liverpool history to score 250 goals when he struck in first-half injury time, and Ryan Gravenberch scored in the second half after missing three games with an ankle injury in only their second win in eight matches across all competitions.
"We didn't concede a set-piece, which was helpful, but also we got a bit lucky, which hasn't happened recently. Our second goal was a deflection,” Slot said.
"When [Villa] hit the post, that was their biggest chance. The last few weeks, every time that ball went in, now it didn't.”
Captain Virgil van Dijk echoed the sense of relief but warned against complacency, noting the impact of criticism during the slump.
"There's a lot of noise that you have no control over, and we have to deal with that as a team" he said. "Some of the takes are ridiculous, but we deal with it. We stick together."
Elsewhere, Arsenal stayed top of the table with a 2-0 win at Burnley.
"The first half was exceptional, we scored two goals and gave nothing away. That was the patform,” manager Mikel Arteta said.
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