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Arne Slot has his first victory as Liverpool boss after the Reds defeated Real Betis 1-0 in Friday's pre-season friendly in the United States.

Dominik Szoboszlai's 34th minute strike was enough to see Liverpool overcome their Spanish opposition at the Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, with 23 players getting the chance to show what they can do ahead of the new campaign.

But one thing that perhaps stood out the most was how Slot's side played during the game.



The Dutchman always had big boots to fill after coming in as Jurgen Klopp's replacement, the master of counter-pressing football, but it appears the players have already begun to take his fresh ideas on board.

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That was evident in one particular move that led to midfielder Wataru Endo having an early chance in the first half.

The level of counter-pressing and closing down opponents was evident to see, and something that certainly would have pleased former manager Klopp.

The German was renowned for his high-intensity football, with his Liverpool sides often displaying movement and attacking patterns involving overlapping full-backs, wingers rolling inside and wide triangles complimenting dropping movements from the center-forward.

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Liverpool impressed with their counter-pressing against Real Betis.

The Dutchman was chosen as Klopp's successor due to the way in which he sets his teams up and plays attacking football.

Former Netherlands international Ron Vlaar previously explained how Slot intends to win the ball back straight away after losing it, and getting his full-backs to both overlap and underlap.

When you lose the ball, he wants to get it back straight away.

"So high pressure, high on the pitch, an aggressive defense, and attacking football, but with good ideas.