FSG sent message over Mohamed Salah as Gary Neville says Liverpool could be 'exposed'

Your morning digest for Sunday, October 17.

Gary Neville on 'big moment' in title race and why Liverpool could be 'exposed'

Liverpool temporarily moved above Chelsea in the Premier League table after their 5-0 thrashing of Watford on Saturday afternoon, but the London club edged past Brentford 1-0 to reclaim top spot.

Former Manchester United defender and pundit Gary Neville has described Chelsea's win as a 'big moment' in the battle to become Premier League champions as Thomas Tuchel's side survived a late onslaught from Brentford to hold on to all three points.

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Many predicted a three-horse race between Liverpool, City and Chelsea this season, but the pundit fears Liverpool could be left 'exposed' to similar problems that ended their title hopes last term.

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FSG boardroom dilemma grows as Liverpool send warning to Premier League rivals

The Liverpool boss has made no bones about his distaste for the first slot of the weekend's fixtures upon the return from international football over his six years at Anfield, writes the ECHO's Paul Gorst.

As the hosts prepared to begin the Claudio Ranieri era, the plucky underdogs with the 'new manager bounce' narratives were ready to be written by some.

But all that angst on display in Friday's terse pre-match press conference was washed away at Vicarage Road as Liverpool turned in an utterly dominant display to regain top spot in the Premier League, if only perhaps temporarily.

At times of this 5-0 rout, it was free-flowing and breath-taking. It was as close to perfect as it is likely to be all season.

For all the deserved spotlights and headlines that have been aimed in the direction of Mohamed Salah so far, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane look like they are finally at least in the same postcode as the sort of form that has helped make the pair modern-day Anfield greats.

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