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Dutchman Arne Slot's start to life at Anfield and Liverpool has been nothing short of spectacular and our 46 year old gaffer was incredibly smart when he came into our dugout as much loved Jurgen Klopp's replacement.

He kept what worked, and only made small changes and it meant that we pretty much continued from where we left off, and enjoying an eight point gap over nearest chasers Arsenal in the battle for the Premier League title is testament to that - as was our surge into top spot in the newly revamped Champions League campaign.

For Liverpool fans who enjoy online gaming, the arrival of Slot was akin to getting a casino referral bonus where everyone gets a boost for the minimum of effort, and although February has turned into a bit of a mixed month for the Anfield faithful, we were bound to suffer a small dip in form at some point, however, youth squad on show in the FA Cup aside, we have still won three of our six matches so far and a significant advantage remains ours.

The fly in the ointment though continues to be the futures of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk.

I think the vast majority of fans accept that TAA is off, but we continue to get mixed messages on a Salah and VVD front, and on top of that the form and consistency of Darwin Nunez is proving to be a real problem and a complete media driven distraction right now.

The 25 year old's transfer fee of £85 million continues to hang over his head, but it is easy to forget that following his arrival in the summer of 2022 the 33 capped Uruguayan international has scored 39 goals in 75 starts.

His record worsens because of his 56 substitute showings.

However, there is no denying that he misses too many chances for a player of his calibre, and simply put we saw that again in the recent draw with Aston Villa and if reports are to be believed, come the summer we will be inviting offers to move him on so those consistency issues are no longer an issue.

Whatever the truth might be here, we will certainly take a hit on our original investment and having previously supposedly turned down an offer(s) in the region of £70 million, we are said to be hoping that Saudi Pro League sides continue to have an interest with us ready to accept just £60 million to bring this experiment to an end.

Some players just do not work out at clubs, and it is probably likely that the second Nunez moves on he will exhibit the form that made us sign him in the first place, but following the Villa game Slot has basically drawn the line with his comments, so it suits all involved to part ways this summer and everyone can wonder what might have been with a bit more luck, or just even greater confidence.

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