Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino were on the mark as Liverpool maintained their winning momentum with a 2-1 win at Leicester City on Saturday.

Here is what the media made of a hard-fought victory at the King Power Stadium…

James Pearce, Liverpool Echo

Liverpool were careless in all departments at the King Power Stadium - a million miles away from their fluent best. But there is only one statistic that really matters: the Reds boast 12 points out of 12. For the first time since 1990-91 Liverpool have won their opening four matches to a top-flight campaign. Jürgen Klopp's side haven't done it with a swagger. They haven't delivered a booming statement of intent to champions Manchester City. But what they have done is showcase a new-found ability to grind out results when they aren't functioning well enough to simply blow opponents away. “We won ugly,” was vice-captain James Milner's honest assessment after they held on to beat Leicester City. Make no mistake, this is exactly the kind of game where Liverpool would have dropped points in previous seasons. The Reds' outstanding performer was Joe Gomez, who dealt brilliantly with the threat of Demarai Gray and produced a goal-saving block to thwart James Maddison. The young centre-back's recall to the England fold is richly deserved and Klopp must hope that Gareth Southgate looks after him.

Neil Jones, Goal.com

The Liverpool bandwagon rolls on. Just. Klopp will have aged five years watching his side labour against Leicester on Saturday afternoon, but his side got the job done in the end, sneaking a 2-1 win at the King Power Stadium. For the first time since 1990, the Reds have started a league season with four straight wins. They were made to work for this one, and then some. Sloppy and sluggish, they were forced to hold on at times as Leicester threatened a rousing second-half fightback. The celebrations at the final whistle were of relief as much as anything. Klopp knew the significance of victory here, with his players now set to head off around the globe on international duty. When they return, Liverpool will be looking at a run of fixtures containing the likes of Tottenham, Manchester City, Chelsea (twice), Paris Saint-Germain and Napoli. September will not be for the faint-hearted, that’s for sure. Improvement will certainly be needed for the trip to Spurs in a fortnight’s time. Liverpool cannot be so lax in possession at Wembley, nor as ponderous in the final third. In any case, there are worse places to be than being 12 from 12 after four matches. The last time Liverpool started this well, Kenny Dalglish was their manager, John Barnes was their superstar and they were champions of England. It’s been a long, long wait since, so why shouldn't they enjoy it? Those who made the journey to Leicester left in good spirits, and rightly so. The sun shone, the goals came. Top of the league and not at their best. Imagine what could happen when Liverpool hit their stride...

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David Lynch, London Evening Standard

Has an international break ever been so simultaneously welcome and unwelcome? Liverpool head into a period that will see large sections of their squad jet off for national team duty bemoaning its potential effects on momentum after four wins from four to start the season. But, having spent so long hanging onto a narrow lead against Leicester City in their final game, there was no doubt a huge sense of relief in the away end that the torture of club football is over for two weeks. The Reds made hard work of it against a Claude Puel side yet again, even if Rachid Ghezzal’s second-half goal was a gift the hosts did little to earn. For the third time in their four games this season, Liverpool grabbed a decisive goal right on the stroke of half-time. After a period that had seen Leicester grow into the game and begin to threaten, the visitors ensured they took a comfortable lead into the break as Firmino headed home. Goals such as these are aren’t just valuable in terms of the scoreline, they also deal a psychological blow to the opposition. The introduction of Xherdan Shaqiri late in the game may not have resulted in Liverpool extending their lead, but it did at least give Leicester something extra to think about after a period of utter dominance. The Swiss forward’s pace and ability to keep hold of the ball in tight areas proved a huge fillip for the Reds, who had struggled to get up the pitch for large periods in the second half. Shaqiri has been made to wait patiently for his chance, barely featuring in the opening four games of the campaign. However, he is likely to start regularly when a busy September gets under way, and looks a perfect fit for Klopp’s high-pressing, fast-breaking style of play on the evidence thus far.

Phil McNulty, BBC Sport

Liverpool can call on an old saying to bolster their confidence even further after making it four wins from four at the start of the Premier League season - namely it is a sign of champions that you can still win when well short of your best. And this certainly applied here, with Klopp's side mediocre for long periods, yet still emerging victorious in the face of Leicester's spirited challenge. Liverpool opened in the sort of blistering fashion that has blown teams apart in the past, with Salah missing an open goal even before Mane pounced on a rebound off Harry Maguire to score. They then, surprisingly, became subdued, only to score against the run of play as Firmino guided in Milner's corner on the stroke of half-time. Liverpool looked rocky under pressure as Leicester stepped up the pace after the break, with even the normally unflappable Virgil van Dijk rattled as he was put under a thorough examination. They could not control midfield, while Salah was, for once, totally out of sorts and could have had no complaints when he was eventually replaced by Xherdan Shaqiri. For all that, Liverpool dug deep and secured another three points in a season when they and Klopp know there will be little or no margin for error. On another day Salah will shine, their defence will be in control and Alisson will not make the sort of error that turned up the heat on Liverpool even further. There will be days throughout Liverpool's season when the result will over-ride the performance - and this was undoubtedly one of them.

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