Defensive mistakes were plentiful against Fulham, which will have annoyed Slot but there are still so many positives. Especially given that Mohamed Salah has signed a new contract and Virgil van Dijk is reportedly close to joining him in extending his stay at Anfield.

Liverpool certainly wouldn’t have won it here had it not been for Alisson; West Ham would otherwise have been out of sight well before Robertson’s ridiculous own goal following a mix-up with Van Dijk – the captain seemingly more to blame as he kicked the ball into his teammate and thence the net.