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Klopp departed from his managerial role at Liverpool last summer after a successful nine-year stint, during which he secured several trophies with the team.

He has embarked on a new journey as Head of Global Football with the Red Bull group, starting this new chapter on January 1.

The transition seems to have done little to hinder Liverpool's progress — they've been in fine form under Slot's guidance, leading the Premier League by eight points over Arsenal, progressing to the Champions League last-16 where they'll face Paris Saint-Germain, and gearing up for a League Cup final against Newcastle United next month.



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If Liverpool claims victory over current champions Man City on Sunday, they will widen their lead at the summit to a remarkable 11 points, with 11 games remaining — though having played one more match than Arsenal — after losing only once so far in the league this season.

Ahead of the crucial clash at the Etihad, Slot shared that he invited Klopp to watch the two sides play when they first met earlier in December.

For me, he is always welcome."

During Klopp's tenure at Anfield, City were Liverpool's main competitors, securing six Premier League titles.

The German was the last manager to prevent Pep Guardiola's team from clinching the championship back in 2019/20.

However, City are currently in a transitional phase and have long since conceded defeat in the Premier League title race.

I don't know the reasons behind bringing four players in."

While Liverpool's rivalry with Manchester City has been intense in recent years, Slot highlighted that his current squad is largely a fresh ensemble, with only a select few having been part of the team that clinched the Premier League title back in 2020.

"I think this is quite a new team, to be honest," he remarked

You can see that some players who are here have already won the league and were in competition with City and have experienced a lot, while the others have less experience but don't have that disappointment of losing it a few times.

"But I don't think in the last two seasons we have lost to City because the competition was between Arsenal and City
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