Liverpool have shot out of the gate this season under the coaching of Arne Slot in his first year as Head Coach of the team. They’ve won eight of the first 10 games, losing one and drawing the other.

Top of the Champions League and now five points clear at the top of the Premier League, Arne Slot is the low-key appointment making Liverpool high-flyers. A 15th win in 17 games cemented a spectacular start for the Dutchman. Now Manchester City find ...

Arne Slot’s brilliant start as Liverpool manager continued in midweek as the Reds thrashed Bayer Leverkusen 4-0 at Anfield.Luis Diaz hit a hat-trick as Liverpool beat the Bundesliga champions in

As Ryan Gravenberch prepares to pass to Virgil van Dijk, Tsimikas underlaps to make a beeline for Brighton’s full-back Joel Veltman. As Gakpo receives the ball, Tsimikas pins his man, which provides Gakpo with the space to stay one-v-one against Ferdi Kadioglu, and cross (and score) without a challenge.

"Always one game at a time," Arne Slot warned. Each game seems to topple a new record for the Dutch coach, who oversaw a 4-0 blitz of Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday night. While Slot directly got one over Xabi Alonso,

Aston Villa were going pretty well for a while back there too, until letting in a last-gasp equaliser at home to Bournemouth, since when they’ve lost three on the bounce, albeit in three different competitions.

In-form Liverpool host an Aston Villa side that has hit a sticky patch in Saturday's final Premier League fixture of the day at Anfield. Arne Slot's side are on a six-match unbeaten run and come into this clash off the back of an impressive 4-0 win at home against Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League.

Liverpool boss Arne Slot was in relaxed, measured and in somewhat jovial mood when he addressed the media on Friday before his side host Aston Villa on Saturday. You can understand his demeanour considering his side are top of the Premier League and top of the Champions League group stage in its new format after what has been quite the start to the season for the Dutchman.

Liverpool are top of the Premier League table, but face tough opposition in the form of Aston Villa on Saturday.

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