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After the “heavy-metal football” years of Jürgen Klopp, it seems like Arne Slot has replaced the guitars for violins at Liverpool as he conducts a well-tuned orchestra—although Week 12’s 3-2 victory against Southampton was a little more like jazz.
Admittedly, the Reds aren’t nearly as fun to watch as they were under the German’s tutelage, but you simply can’t argue with results. They are top of the league—and top of the Champions League—and eight points clear of their nearest domestic rivals.
The Merseysiders are the only team to have conceded in the single digits (8), and they’ve won 10 of their 12 contests.
Defensive solidity, maintaining possession and effective game management are the pillars on which Liverpool’s success has been built, but Mohamed Salah has also looked rejuvenated.
The Egyptian scored 18 in Klopp’s final year, the fewest he’s scored in a Premier League campaign for Liverpool, at a rate of one goal every 2.1 games. This season, he’s bagged 10 in 12 games at a rate of one goal every 1.2 games. If he keeps this up the whole season, he’ll finish on 31.
Things look pretty rosy for the Reds at present, and after a slight wobble against Saints, that control must return if they are to hold off the likely charges from Manchester City and Arsenal.