Mikel Arteta got here up towards Arne Slot for the primary time of their respective managerial careers when Liverpool confronted Arsenal in Philadelphia in a single day, and the Gunners boss has already been impressed by the affect that the Dutchman has had in his first month in his new function.
The Reds triumphed 2-1 towards the group who’ve been runners-up to Manchester Metropolis previously two Premier League seasons, hanging an early psychological blow as either side look to lastly dethrone Pep Guardiola’s champions.
Chatting with arsenal.com after the match at Lincoln Monetary Discipline, the Spaniard spoke glowing about what he’s witnessed from his reverse quantity to this point.
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Arteta mentioned of Liverpool: “All of us have to start out competing and earn our proper to indicate how good we’re however sure, the group is wanting good within the video games that I’ve watched in pre-season. It’s clear the concept that he desires to implement and it was a tricky sport for us.”
The Arsenal boss added of Slot: “There are specific variations and each coach has their contact. There are sure people with very explicit traits that makes the group as nicely. One is the type of play after which it’s the DNA of sure gamers that at all times depart their stamp on a group. You may see what he’s doing.”
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Though final evening’s match was the third that Liverpool have performed in pre-season (Preston and Actual Betis), it felt just like the one the place Slot’s blueprint for this Reds group was actually launched, and it made for nice viewing from our perspective.
The brand new-found fluidity in possession is one thing that Arteta wouldn’t have confronted beforehand when arising towards LFC, whereas the delicate interchanging of positions from a number of of our gamers would even have saved the Gunners boss guessing.
Each of our objectives had been brilliantly executed and supplied an thrilling glimpse into what could also be to return below the 45-year-old, whereas the group labored diligently out of possession after half-time to protect the one-goal result in the ultimate whistle.
Slot may have Liverpool purring much more easily after they subsequent face Arsenal on the Emirates Stadium in an enormous Premier League showdown in direction of the tip of October, and that’s the fixture which’ll inform us quite a bit about the place the Reds are at in relation to a positional rival on the enterprise finish of the desk.
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