Arne Slot loved a profitable bow as Liverpool boss at Anfield with Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah scoring in a 2-0 win over Brentford on Sunday. The Reds be part of Manchester Metropolis, Arsenal and Brighton as the one sides with most factors from two video games of the brand new Premier League season. Harder exams lie forward of Slot in his daunting process of succeeding Jurgen Klopp, beginning with a go to to Manchester United subsequent weekend. However the early indicators are constructive for the Dutchman as his facet are but to concede and showcased their wealth of attacking choices, spearheaded by Salah.
“Most gamers are fairly used to what we wish as a result of it isn’t too completely different to what Jurgen did prior to now,” mentioned Slot after constructing on a gap weekend win at Ipswich.
“We nonetheless need to show lots towards groups that may find yourself within the prime six.”
Slot is predicted to instill a extra possession-focused method than the one adopted by Klopp in his close to 9 years in cost.
Nevertheless, Liverpool’s opener was straight out of the Klopp copybook.
From a Brentford nook, Salah launched Diogo Jota, who timed his cross completely into Diaz to cost by means of on purpose and fireplace into the highest nook on 13 minutes.
Thereafter there have been solely flashes of the soccer Slot is hoping to herald the primary half.
Brentford have been once more lacking Ivan Toney, who is predicted to go away the membership earlier than Friday’s switch deadline.
However the Bees nonetheless posed a risk with out the England striker and will have levelled 10 minutes into the second half.
Nathan Collins met Mathias Jensen’s engaging cross with a bullet header that Alisson Becker did brilliantly to parry.
That warning awoke Liverpool from their slumber early within the second interval.
Collins made a goal-saving block moments later to disclaim Jota delivering Trent Alexander-Arnold‘s low cross.
Vitaly Janelt was subsequent to get a significant foot in to forestall Salah rounding off a slick staff transfer.
Brentford goalkeeper Mark Flekken then produced a superb cease to show Diaz’s highly effective effort behind.
As is so typically the case, the Reds needed to flip to Salah to offer the scientific end to lastly make the factors protected.
The spectacular Diaz this time bagged the help and the Egyptian managed to time his run completely to stay onside and dink the ball over Flekken.
“Within the first half there may be extra vitality within the different staff, then within the second half it will definitely results in gaps that open up,” added Slot.
“In the long run Brentford did not have the legs anymore to defend us.”
Slot was serenaded within the closing phases by the 60,000 crowd chanting his identify — as that they had been instructed to do by Klopp at his farewell in Might.
For a lot of final season Liverpool regarded on track to present Klopp an excellent goodbye as they rivalled Metropolis and Arsenal for the title till falling away within the remaining weeks of the season.
There was a lot consternation among the many Liverpool assist on the lack of a single new signing heading into the ultimate week of the switch window to strengthen that squad.
However they appear finest positioned of the remainder to push Metropolis and Arsenal once more if there may be to be a three-way battle for the title.
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