Liverpool 3-0 Southampton - 5 Talking Points and Tactical Analysis, Premier League 2018-19

#1 The Liverpool machine keeps rolling on

Jurgen Klopp's men kept their 100% record this season intact

Liverpool had never won their first seven matches of a season in all competitions, prior to this one. Now, they have, and it is truly heady days at Anfield. The Reds look a well-oiled machine, and the frightening thing for certain opposition teams would be that they are nowhere near their full stride just yet.

This Liverpool side are different to any that we've seen in recent years, and it is only just getting started. Of course, this start means nothing if they don't carry on the good work they've done so far, but there are so many positives for Klopp already.

They had last conceded a home goal in February, but Virgil van Dijk had played all of those games. Here, he was taken off before the hour-mark with a rib injury, but his replacement, Joe Gomez ensured there were no hiccups at the back, as he mopped up everything that was thrown at him.

Liverpool have a huge fortnight ahead of them, with league games against Chelsea and Manchester City coming up either side of a Champions League trip to Napoli. Klopp will know that there is work to be done to gain maximum points out of those games, but if anything, those teams will fear Liverpool more than the Reds being wary of them.