Liverpool’s relentless begin to the season beneath new supervisor Arne Slot is seeing the group pump out document after document, and the scene of their newest win felt poignant.
Liverpool floor out a 1-0 victory within the Champions League on Wednesday at RB Leipzig, one of many golf equipment that former supervisor Jurgen Klopp, who just lately left the Reds after practically 9 years as its in style supervisor, will quickly be overseeing in his new function as head of worldwide soccer at Crimson Bull.
Few can have imagined that Slot would escape Klopp’s shadow at Liverpool this shortly.
In spite of everything, Liverpool has now gained the opening six away video games of a season for the primary time within the membership’s 132-year historical past and Slot is the primary supervisor to win as many as 11 of his first 12 video games in cost throughout all competitions in English top-flight historical past.
The Dutchman has already guided Liverpool to the highest of the Premier League eight video games into the season. Now, a 3rd straight win within the Champions League has left Liverpool as certainly one of solely two groups — together with Aston Villa — on a most 9 factors to date.
“So many nice groups have worn this shirt, so many nice managers have been at this membership,” Slot mentioned. “So if you happen to can obtain one thing that hasn’t been achieved earlier than, it’s nearly not possible at a giant membership like this. To realize it’s at all times good.
“Data are good, however there’s something else that’s extra good than data and we each know what I imply, I believe, that is trophies.”
No surprise Liverpool’s touring contingent applauded Slot as he walked towards them after the ultimate whistle on Wednesday.
“He simply has to maintain going, maintain bettering us, maintain exhibiting what he desires from us, and have enjoyable with it — and I believe we’re exhibiting that on the pitch,” Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk mentioned. “However the season is so lengthy. We’ll keep humble and maintain going.”
Darwin Núñez scored the one aim of the sport within the twenty seventh minute, with Liverpool needing two sensible saves from back-up goalkeeper Caoimhín Kelleher — filling in for the injured Alisson Becker — to protect the win.
“If we had left this place with a draw, I might have actually felt we had misplaced one thing,” Slot mentioned. “For the 70 earlier minutes, besides perhaps for the primary 10, we dominated.”
Mohamed Salah was spared the final half-hour in Leipzig as he was substituted and whereas the Egyptian seemed aghast at going off, even that call labored out properly for Slot.
“We now have some accidents now so I’ve to take excellent care of the gamers which have performed quite a bit and Mo is certainly one of them and on Sunday, a giant sport is arising once more,” Slot mentioned forward of their weekend match in opposition to Arsenal.
“So, I want to make use of as many gamers as I can use for these subsequent robust weeks and these robust months which might be arising, in order that they’re all ready to play.”
Info from Reuters and The Related Press was used on this story.
