Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has praised the mentality of his team in their 2-1 Premier League victory over Everton .
Slot's side raced into a 2-0 lead at Anfield through goals from Ryan Gravenberch and Hugo Ekitike before Idrissa Gueye halved the deficit for the visitors in the second half.
Everton continued to pile on the pressure, but Liverpool managed to hang on to continue their flawless start to the new campaign.
"Again, we needed mentality today, in a different fashion maybe than the few times before, but we always knew how difficult of a game this would be, let alone if you don't have proper preparation time," Slot said.
"But if you played your third game in seven days against your rivals, then you know that the second half could be very tough and that's why I