Jürgen Klopp selected the same starting eleven as last weekend in the Community Shield, and it was a very impressive display (at least for the first 60 minutes) from The Reds, who proved that they are ready to challenge for the title once again.

1st half:

It was a fast start from Liverpool who pressed high as usual and it pretty became evident that Norwich’ style of play fit the home side very well. The visitors were brave (and at time slightly naive) when playing out from the back which lead to a lot of turnovers, but they also showed that they have quality as they posed a threat on several occasions in the first half. The runs of Teemu Pukki in particular were very dangerous and marked his Premier League debut with a goal in the second half.

However, Norwich’ play without the ball was a lot more questionable as Liverpool tore them apart time after time. Grant Hanleys own goal was a very clumsy one and the marking was very passive for The Reds’ goals for 3-0 and 4-0 before half. Salah, van Dijk and Origi scored the last three goals for Liverpool.

The ones thing for Liverpool to worry about is the injury for Alisson Becker. The Brazilian keeper seemed to injure his calf as he slipped towards the end of the half and Adrian came on for his debut.

2nd half:

Liverpool started very well again, but after around 15 minutes Norwich succeeded in taking the tempo out of the game, which game them a much better foothold.

It was a fairly uneventful last half hour, where neither team really managed to push the temp and gain much momentum.

Sadio Mane made his return late in the game and hopefully Klopp will work him gradually into the side to avoid any injuries.

My overall impression of Norwich was that with the ball the proved why I believe they will stay in the Premier League, but their defending (to be fair, they were missing several players in defense) looked like they are in for a struggle.

Man of the Match: Mohammed Salah