Liverpool’s boosted ambitions after watching Arne Slot’s side smash through the biggest challenges in English football have been a joy to watch. But, who have been the best players since the manager came in to replace Jurgen Klopp, here’s a look at the standout names.
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00:00Looking at Liverpool and Arnie Schlott coming in in the summer, a massive change. A lot
00:09of fans didn't really know quite what to expect. If you compared it to Eric Ten Haag coming
00:14from Eredivisie, it could have gone one of two ways, but Arnie Schlott has really taken
00:18well to the city and the fans. The club as well have seemingly really openly accepted
00:24him, as if they did with Jürgen Klopp, so that's really honourable from them. He's obviously
00:30made a fantastic start to life at Liverpool, but who have been the standout players who
00:34maybe he's tapped unreached potential with them, or they've maybe started to come a bit
00:42more of a regular under Schlott? Who's that been and how important have they been for
00:48him so far under Arnie Schlott?
00:51The ones you're looking at, if you're talking about the ones who've really come to the fore
00:55for getting Mo Salah's majestic performances, I mean, Brian Gravenberch has said it so many
01:00times, he's been excellent in that No. 6 role. I think he has a little bit of a, I don't
01:05want to say stuttering, made in season at Liverpool, but it was difficult for him to
01:08get real, regular starts under his belt. But in that No. 6 role, he's really thrived and
01:16he's maybe saved Liverpool a lot of money by, you know, the ones, Martin Superman, but
01:21Brian Gravenberch has been excellent in that position. He's had so much control and he
01:27adds a little bit of physicality, a little bit of bite off the ball as well. I've been
01:33really impressed by how Arnie Schlott's managed to keep Ibrahim Akhenate fit. No-one's ever
01:39disputed the Frenchman's qualities ever since he arrived at the club, but he's picked up
01:45so many niggles over time. It's been frustrating for him, to be honest with you. You know,
01:51he's picked up a little issue and it's ended up being a bit of a prolonged absence. And
01:57the way Woody is, whether, I doubt whether he could play two games in a week, well, he's
02:01playing very consistently for Liverpool and France so far this season. If you look on
02:08the, they're probably the two that stick out, but I think he's done really well. Curtis
02:12Jones as well, he's really kicking on now. I think Curtis Jones, he likes that little
02:17bit more control that Arnie Schlott's deployed for Avon Jürgen Klopp. It was a little bit
02:24more about counter-pressing and going to win the ball, which he was great at, but I think
02:28he likes getting on the ball and being able to put his foot on it and really get things
02:34going. And a little bit of a mention for David Nunes as well, because he has to score a lot
02:38of goals, but his pressing has been really impressive this season. I think maybe we don't
02:45judge him just on goals anymore, whereas when he was in Klopp's system, it was very much
02:50creating chances for him. He has a lot of chances that he would miss. He isn't getting
02:55too many chances this season, but he's being maybe a little bit more of a focal point.