Salah: Slot impact at Liverpool surprised me

Liverpool guardant Mohamed Salah has admitted the interaction of Arne Slot astatine the nine pursuing Jurgen Klopp's exit amazed him.

Klopp near Liverpool astatine the extremity of the 2023/24 season, earlier Slot arrived from Feyenoord successful the summer. The Dutchman won the rubric successful his archetypal play astatine the nine aft after beating Tottenham Hotspur 5-1 astatine the extremity of April.

Salah, who was voted the Football Writers' Association (FWA) Footballer of the Year this past week, revealed successful an interrogation with France Football that Slot's interaction took him by surprise.

"I didn't expect america to triumph truthful quickly. Who could person predicted that the modulation would beryllium palmy truthful quickly? No one, I think. In preseason, Arne came to spot maine and asked maine to beryllium an illustration for the different players.

I told him not to interest due to the fact that I'm ever astatine my best, not to acceptable an example, but due to the fact that that's who I am. He told maine what helium expected of maine successful the game, with a batch of responsibilities successful running, which I liked."

Salah, who has bagged 28 goals successful the Premier League this season, besides highlighted the differences betwixt Slot and his predecessor Klopp.

"Arne is precise direct, helium re-established the competitory level, whereas with Jürgen, we were possibly a small excessively overmuch successful our comfortableness portion towards the end.

Arne and his unit are much unfastened to discussion, to sharing feelings, I deliberation that was important successful my performances. And, supra all, it led america to success."

Liverpool look Arsenal connected Sunday astatine Anfield.