Phew. Liverpool stopped the rot of successive defeats with a deserved 2-0 Premier League win over Aston Villa at Anfield on Saturday evening.

Mohamed Salah opened the scoring in first-half injury time with his 250th Reds goal when capitalising on a mistake from Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez before Ryan Gravenberch scored a deflected second shortly before the hour.

It ensured a much-needed three points. And while the ECHO was in attendance and provided our usual level of coverage, here's how the national media viewed a positive result for Arne Slot's side.

OPINION

Dominic King, formerly of this parish, pondered in the Daily Mail the impact of the Anfield fans and a major mistake from Villa.

"Don't get them angry," he penned. "Surely they should have known that? All Unai Emery would have wanted...