'We've got your back, Arne' - Liverpool begin post-Klopp era at Anfield

"From Bergentheim to Anfield, we sewage your backmost Arne," publication nan banner fans held aloft - referencing Arne Slot's birthplace - arsenic he walked retired of nan passageway for his first Liverpool Premier League location crippled successful charge.

By nan end, nan Dutchman was connected nan transportation giving a thumbs up and waving arsenic supporters gave him and his squad a opinionated ovation pursuing a 2-0 triumph complete Brentford.

No fist pumps. No moving astir successful excitement.

The post-Jurgen Klopp era astatine Anfield started successful understated fashion.

"This support is not thing we return for granted," said Slot, who had headed consecutive for nan passageway aft his first convention crippled against Ipswich.

At Anfield, successful beforehand of Liverpool's fans, he seemed overmuch much astatine home.

"We cognize it perpetually has to beryllium earned and that nan only measurement to do this is by giving perfectly everything we person connected and disconnected nan pitch," added Slot.

There was an aerial of excitement for Slot's welcome, pinch Liverpool's celebrated crushed sounding moreover louder than accustomed for nan commencement of nan post-Jurgen Klopp era astatine Anfield.

John W Henry flew successful from Boston for Klopp's last crippled successful complaint successful May and nan Liverpool proprietor was present for Slot's large moment, while fans twirled scarves pinch nan erstwhile Feyenoord coach's sanction connected them.

The boisterous ambiance continued aft Luis Diaz gave his broadside nan cleanable commencement pinch a beautiful decorativeness pursuing a swift counter-attack, Mohamed Salah sealing nan points pinch a second-half finish.

"Before I arrived I was told Liverpool is simply a family nine and it has decidedly lived up to this explanation successful truthful galore ways," added Slot.

On his first competitory acquisition of Anfield, Slot added: "The fans loved to spot nan squad playing really good but they besides loved to spot nan squad moving very hard.

"I liked what I saw, truthful if I for illustration it past mostly nan fans for illustration it. So it was a very bully time for us."

The Slot era has started successful coagulated fashion. Liverpool person six points and person yet to concede. They will caput to bitter rivals Manchester United adjacent Sunday pinch spirits high.

"The players came backmost aft 3 weeks of vacation - and successful astir cases 2 weeks earlier nan commencement of nan games - but they came backmost really beardown physically," added Slot.

"Compliments to nan players for really they came backmost and, for illustration I person said, we haven't changed overmuch compared to nan erstwhile regime, truthful it is not truthful difficult for them to commencement playing again.

"That was a very affirmative thing."

Liverpool completed 92% of their passes against Brentford, their champion passing accuracy successful a Premier League crippled connected grounds since 2003-04.

Against Ipswich they had 50 touches successful nan guidance box, nan astir successful a manager’s first-ever crippled successful complaint successful nan Premier League since Opta started signaling nan information successful 2008-09.

"To get a awesome commencement for illustration this you person to activity really hard," added Slot.

On nan triumph complete Brentford, he added: "The boys kept connected moving really difficult without nan ball, which saw america get amended and amended passim nan 2nd half.

"That led to galore bully chances. The only point we didn't do is termination nan crippled earlier."