Two games on, Liverpool’s shock defeat to Nottingham Forest is starting to look more and more like a strange blot on Arne Slot’s otherwise pristine copybook.

Five wins from six games since the former Feyenoord boss stepped into Jurgen Klopp’s shoes.

13 goals and only two conceded.

If there were any fears that last week’s Nottingham Forest reverse was the beginning of a downward spiral from a man who arrived amid unhelpful comparisons with a Manchester United-era David Moyes and a post-Arsene Wenger Unai Emery, the manner in which Arne Slot’s Liverpool dispatched AC Milan and AFC Bournemouth put those concerns to bed.

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Liverpool were outstanding at the San Siro in their midweek Champions League opener.

Despite Christian Pulisic’s third-minute opener, the six-time European champions roared into life with MIlan boss Paulo Fonseca singling out Mo Salah for praise after a much-improved display.

There was to be no goal for Salah in Italy, though not for a lack of trying.

Especially Darwin, Luis Diaz, Salah, you always have the threat in behind because they have this speed and these different structures to play more positional.

“They lost the game against Forest but they are doing very well.”

With 19 shots on goal apiece – and with Bournemouth posting an XG of over one – the game was maybe a little more even than the lopsided scoreline suggests.

Iraola, however, was keen not to phrase this as a hard-luck story.

Slot, while he will still be hard-pushed emulating the remarkable feats of Klopp on the red side of Stanley Park, has seen a transitional era at Anfield made a whole lot easier by the outstanding attacking talent he has inherited.

“There were these 12 minutes of one attack after another that led to three goals, which was really pleasing to see at that moment,” Slot smiled at his own post-match presser, delighted to see Diaz and his much-maligned striker get on the scoresheet after Darwin Nunez was criticised by Alan Shearer for his profligate display against Forest.

“[Diaz’s] finishes in both situations were really good,

“Of course, I play a [Nunez] because I like him to score goals.

I play a winger because I like them to assist or to score goals.
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