Arne Slot hasn't exactly made Liverpool forget Jurgen Klopp, but the new boss has done brilliantly to forge his own path in the wake of such a legend.

Klopp had seemingly squeezed every last drop from the squad in his farewell season, and it was ultimately not enough to keep pace with Manchester City and Arsenal.

Yet Liverpool stands on the brink of claiming the Premier League title — partly thanks to the collapse of these rivals, admittedly, but Slot is also on track to surpass 90 points, enough to place in the top 10 best totals of all time.



Though he has been the consummate professional under Slot despite reduced opportunities, perhaps it's little wonder that he still speaks of Klopp in glowing terms.

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"I'm surprised there isn't a statue of him yet," Elliott told Amazon Prime.

But looking back, as I say, he's a legend." There would be few arguments with any of this from the Liverpool faithful

Few would have trusted Elliott so young, and even fewer would have got him right back on track after a leg break.

On paper, at least, Slot has been set up for years to come with the likes of Elliott, Curtis Jones and Conor Bradley, not to mention even younger talents like Jayden Danns and Trey Nyoni, each of whom were given their first taste of action under Klopp

Quite why Elliott is yet to fully win over Slot is a mystery
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