Arne Slot loved a successful 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 a part of Manchester City, Arsenal and Brighton as the one sides with most factors from two video games of the brand new Premier League season. Tougher checks lie forward of Slot in his daunting activity of succeeding Jurgen Klopp, beginning with a go to to Manchester United subsequent weekend. But the early indicators are optimistic for the Dutchman as his aspect are but to concede and showcased their wealth of attacking choices, spearheaded by Salah.
“Most gamers are fairly used to what we would like as a result of it’s not too completely different to what Jurgen did up to now,” mentioned Slot after constructing on a gap weekend win at Ipswich.
“We nonetheless should show so much towards groups that may find yourself within the prime six.”
Slot is anticipated to instill a extra possession-focused strategy than the one adopted by Klopp in his close to 9 years in cost.
However, 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 way of on purpose and hearth 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 anticipated to depart the membership earlier than Friday’s switch deadline.
But the Bees nonetheless posed a menace with out the England striker and may have levelled 10 minutes into the second half.
Nathan Collins met Mathias Jensen’s attractive 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 handing over Trent Alexander-Arnold’s low cross.
Vitaly Janelt was subsequent to get an important foot in to forestall Salah rounding off a slick crew 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.
“In the primary half there’s extra power within the different crew, then within the second half it will definitely results in gaps that open up,” added Slot.
“In the tip 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 May.
For a lot of final season Liverpool appeared on the right track to offer Klopp a wonderful goodbye as they rivalled City and Arsenal for the title till falling away within the ultimate weeks of the season.
There has been 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.
But they appear greatest positioned of the remaining to push City and Arsenal once more if there’s to be a three-way battle for the title.
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