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Liverpool maintained its flawless beginning to its Premier League title defence with a remarkable 3-2 triumph against 10-man Newcastle United on Monday.
Ryan Gravenberch and Hugo Ekitike found the net on either side of home striker Anthony Gordon's dismissal, before Bruno Guimaraes and substitute William Osula brought the Magpies level, until 16-year-old Rio Ngumoha netted in the 10th minute of stoppage time to secure a memorable victory for Arne Slot's squad.
It proved to be a gratifying conclusion at St James' Park as Liverpool made it two wins from two, before facing Arsenal this weekend. Here's how the national press interpreted another crucial result for Slot's team.
Oliver Holt - Daily Mail
"This was a night from hell for the hosts, a night of a player sent off and others lost to injury, a night of spirit in the face of adversity from the ten men left on the pitch, spirit that counted for nothing when Liverpool scored a 100th minute winner for a stunning 3-2 victory,
"Part of the visceral energy coursing around the ground stemmed from the fact that Liverpool embodies everything Newcastle wants to be. It is also the epitome of everything Newcastle detests and much that it envies.
"It plays in a city, as Liverpool does, that has often felt pushed to the margins, but Liverpool is part of the English football elite. The Reds have built a pattern of consistent success, both domestically and in the Champions League.
"Liverpool is old money, too. It is the football establishment. Newcastle has its noses pressed up against the glass of that establishment and, to its fury, even the riches of their Saudi Arabian owners, have not gained entry to the club."
John Cross - Mirror
"To think, this was all built as the Alexander Isak grudge clash after the transfer saga of the summer. Alex who? Honestly, by the end, no-one was talking about him.
"It was all about the glory of the game, the heroes, the crowd and the fightback. What an astonishing match. If there is a better game all season, then it will have to be something special.
"It also underlined the character and fight of Slot's champions as they are determined to fight to hold onto their Premier League crown. They still have flaws and weaknesses - Ibrahima Konate had another shaky night - and they still look a work in progress. But they will take some stopping this season.
"Liverpool had to survive a red-hot start and few deserve more credit than Dominik Szoboszlai who filled in bravely at right back and gave everything."
Paul Joyce - The Times
"Anthony Gordon took Newcastle United co-owner Jamie Reuben's pre-match social media post 'INTO THEM', a not-too-veiled reference to the animosity Liverpool's pursuit of Alexander Isak has fuelled in these parts, far too literally," he writes.
"Gordon's impetuous streak has reared before, notably when he found himself suspended for the Carabao Cup final success between the teams at Wembley last March, and in careering dangerously into Virgil van Dijk just before the interval he let his manager down once again. Another red card also deepened Newcastle's striker shortage.
"Liverpool has issues of its own, of course. Having used that numerical advantage to further establish itself in the ascendancy, the defensive ricks that have been evident this term were exposed again as they wilted under a late assault.
"For all the focus on Isak's future, a deal for Crystal Palace's Marc Guehi is increasingly important given the manner of the concessions with two defenders not attacking high balls."
Richard Jolly - The Independent
"In the 100th minute, four minutes into his Premier League debut, in the week he will turn 17, in a game when 10 men had come from 2-0 down against the champions, it was a wondrous moment for the wonderkid," he muses.
"Every aspect of it was remarkable. Rio Ngumoha became the youngest goalscorer in Liverpool's history but his winner was so much more than that.
"It was beautifully taken, for starters, curled in after a lovely dummy by Dominik Szoboszlai. It was desperately cruel on Newcastle, who had rallied wonderfully in adversity.
"It robbed Will Osula of his own status as the super-sub who had the final say in an extraordinary affair. Denied victory at St James' Park by an injury-time equaliser last year, Liverpool got victory now with a still later goal.
"Last week Federico Chiesa was the substitute who delivered the decisive goal, also after Liverpool gave up a 2-0 lead. Like him, Ngumoha may have languished unused had Liverpool got the attacking reinforcements it wanted.
"Each nevertheless showed a strength in depth. Liverpool, once again, found an astonishing way to win on another night when it did not require Isak."
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