Two Liverpool players are pleased with Reds’ astute defence since Arne Slot took over from Jurgen Klopp.
The Dutch manager arrived at Anfield in the summer and has enjoyed a perfect start with three straight Premier League wins without conceding a single goal; including a stunning 3-0 demolition of arch-rivals Manchester United.
Slot’s ideas have propelled Liverpool to second place in the Premier League behind current champions Manchester City on goal difference. And his players have voiced their praise for the new boss, while also praising their former manager.
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Goalkeeper Alisson Becker was quick to highlight his team’s defensive prowess post-match at Old Trafford, saying: “You are right. I [still] love Jurgen Klopp.
“I will love him for the rest of my life, he knows that. But the determination, the quality of our manager [Arne Slot] and the way he works… He demands from the team,” reports the Mirror.
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“Everyone is working their socks off. It’s a third clean sheet in a row. It is not only that we are saving them at the back – the team is working so hard. This is the mentality that the manager wants us to have.”
Defender Andy Robertson also gave his take, explaining how the squad seems more defensively sound than during Klopp’s reign, he said: “We look a bit more secure defensively.
“We had a lot more control in our game today. It was 3-0 and it could have been more. You can’t argue with three great goals scored. A clean sheet is massive. To come away to your big rivals like Manchester United and keep a clean sheet is massive.
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“They always say clean sheets will win you things and that’s always been the case when Manchester City have won the league and when we did. Three games without a goal conceded is really good and we want to keep that going.
“Alisson had too many shots to save last season. I think he’s been happy with the people in front of him so far. It’s about the whole unit working hard. The wingers put in an unbelievable shift and it helps the boys at the back.”
Robertson, Alisson and their Liverpool team-mates will be aiming to continue their purple patch after the international break. The Reds welcome Nottingham Forest to Anfield in just under a fortnight’s time.