Arne Slot commends Liverpool’s dominant performance in 5-1 victory over West Ham United

Mohamed Salah scored a goal for Liverpool, who faced early setbacks but ultimately secured a convincing win at Anfield after a tense battle.

“I do feel like in most parts of the game we had control,” Slot said. “We had a large part of ball possession, particularly in the first half.”

West Ham – who were reduced to 10 men when Edson Alvarez was shown a second yellow card in the 76th minute – opened the scoring when Wataru Endo’s attempt to clear a corner ricocheted off Jarell Quansah and past goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher for an own goal.

The Hammers’ celebrations were short-lived as Jota equalised four minutes later, leaping to head home Federico Chiesa’s acrobatic volley.

Jota netted his second in the 49th minute when Curtis Jones slotted a reverse pass to the Portuguese player, who scored into the bottom corner.

“It’s important when you’re down to get that (equaliser) as quick as possible and to score at Anfield, it’s always special,” Jota told .

Talisman Salah made it 3-1 in the 74th when he knocked in the rebound off Alexis Mac Allister’s shot, and then Alvarez was sent off two minutes later following a late challenge. Gakpo added to Liverpool’s lead with goals in the 90th and 93rd minutes, his first a fantastic strike from 17 metres out, after a one-two with Darwin Nunez.

Former Liverpool and England midfielder Jamie Carragher said on : “Gakpo was fantastic today, getting his two goals, there are lots of positives. There’s six good forwards at Liverpool that can change the game at any minute and that’s what you got.”

“The last 20 minutes we didn’t manage well. The players made a big effort. I’m sorry for our fans,” said West Ham manager Julen Lopetegui.

Redknapp accused the Hammers of “capitulating”, while former England international and West Ham defender Matthew Upson said his former team “crumbled”, adding that Alvarez has “put a lot pressure on the manager” after West Ham’s poor start to the season.

The Reds captured a record 10th League Cup title last season, former manager Jurgen Klopp’s final trophy with the team before he stepped down at the end of the campaign.

New manager Slot has barely missed a beat. The Reds sit a point behind Manchester City in second in the English Premier League after five games. They also opened their Champions League campaign with a victory over AC Milan last week.

“We have just one defeat. We are still progressing, still developing our ideas – but only by winning games you become better, so we are happy. It’s hard but we want to win again obviously, we are the reigning champions,” Jota said.