National media react as Ibrahima Konate sums up Liverpool issues - 'Night from hell'

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Liverpool continued their 100% start to the defence of their Premier League title with an incredible 3-2 win at 10-man Newcastle United on Monday night.

Ryan Gravenberch and Hugo Ekitike scored either side of a red card for home forward Anthony Gordon only for goals from Bruno Guimaraes and substitute William Osula to draw the Magpies level until 16-year-old Rio Ngumoha scored in the 10th minute of injury time to earn Arne Slot's men a famous victory.

It made for a satisfying ending at St James' Park.



And while the ECHO was in attendance and provided our usual level of coverage, here's how the national media viewed another important result for Slot's side.

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Much of the coverage focused on Newcastle and, writing in the Daily Mail, Oliver Holt sought to explain why there was such animosity from the home crowd towards Liverpool..

"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," he pens.

"Part of the visceral energy coursing around the ground stemmed from the fact that Liverpool embody everything Newcastle want to be.

They are also the epitome of everything Newcastle detest and much that they envy.

"They play in a city, as Liverpool do, that has often felt pushed to the margins, but Liverpool are part of the English football elite.

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.

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.

Liverpool, once again, found an astonishing way to win on another night when they did not require Isak."