Arne Slot on instant Anfield impression and Darwin Nunez chat

Arne Slot first sat up in the stands at Anfield in 2017, when managing Dutch lower-league side Cambuur Leeuwarden, and he was taken aback - not necessarily by the noise but the belief and togetherness.  He was in England upon the invitation of his good friend and compatriot Pepijn Lijnders, who was Liverpool's assistant manager until he left to join RB Salzburg this summer, and UG8 Slot Gacor Slot was here to discuss potential loan signings, with Pedro Chirivella his top target.

Perching next to assistant sporting director Julian Ward, UG8 Slot Gacor was in town on a business trip but enjoyed the match and occasion, a 2-0 win over Tottenham. What seems unthinkable now is that Liverpool had won just one of the previous 10 matches before that Spurs clash. But despite a troubling run of form, Slot noticed something different about the fanbase - none of them were saying a negative word about Jurgen Klopp, instead Anfield was acknowledging the long-term project ahead of them and noting that if success was to happen, it would take time.

And time is what he will get at Liverpool. The club is in a much healthier position than it was when Klopp first arrived on these shores, in terms of the structure and quality of the squad at least, so the goalposts of what constitutes success are slightly different. Arne Slot, pictured here at Cambuur Leeuwarden in 2016, first visited Anfield for a Liverpool game while working for the Dutch minnows Seven years later, Slot is taking the helm and spoke to the media for the first time Podcast All episodes PODCAST: Have England been playing with fear as Southgate suggests? LISTEN: Southgate only England manager to be criticised whilst winning PODCAST: The REAL reason England through despite playing badly PODCAST: 'Just ONE good performance' could change England's fortunes PODCAST: Are the England team buying into Southgate's style of play? Play on Apple Spotify But if it does not click straight away, Slot has the full backing of the hierarchy, led by new CEO of Football at owners Fenway Sports Group, Michael Edwards - who spoke to Slot on that 2017 trip - and sporting director Richard Hughes, already a close ally.

‘At that moment (when visiting Anfield) I was at Cambuur Leeuwarden, we didn't play at the highest level in Holland so there was a big difference between where I was then and now,' said Slot, speaking to the British national newspapers for the first time. ‘We spoke a bit and I had a look and feel for the club, but not in such a way that I would assume that six years later I would be in this position!

We were like two fans going to the game. It was before they won the Premier League and Champions League. ‘You know better than anyone that people liked what Jurgen did here. He changed the style of play and the amount of times the team won.