Liverpool proceed to march on beneath Arne Slot, with the media dissecting an expert night time on the workplace away to Leipzig.
The Reds sealed a 1-0 win in Germany on Wednesday night, as they saved up their 100% file within the Champions League this season.
Darwin Nunez‘s poached effort within the first half earned Liverpool all three factors towards tough opponents, as life beneath Slot goes from energy to energy.
Right here’s how the media reacted to the Reds’ newest triumph.
It was one more stable victory for Liverpool…
Chris Bascombe of the Telegraph felt the Reds’ pragmatism got here to the fore on the Crimson Bull Enviornment:
“This was Liverpool at their most pragmatic quite than flamboyant, though one suspects Slot will likely be as thrilled with Nunez’s newest purpose as a lot as any to this point this season.
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“Way more of this and Liverpool will earn themselves a popularity for successful ugly.
“If victory over Chelsea was a few courageous rearguard motion, being pushed into retreat by a powerful opponent, this was a extra curious show, missing a lot in tempo and sometimes giving the impression minds had been already drifting in direction of Sunday’s journey to the Emirates stadium.”
On Twitter, David Lynch claimed Liverpool have technically overcome their hardest project of the group stage:
Tighter than it maybe ought to have been in the long run however this was, in principle, Liverpool’s hardest fixture of the draw given it is their away sport towards a Pot 1 aspect and so they absolutely deserved to win. Three from three within the Champions League and, extremely, 11/12 beneath Arne Slot.
— David Lynch (@davidlynchlfc) October 23, 2024
Neil Johnston of BBC Sport says the Champions League knockout phases already really feel inside touching distance:
“Liverpool usually are not solely prime of the Premier League desk, however they’re additionally degree on factors with early leaders Villa within the new 36-team league section of the Champions League.
“They might have surpassed the purpose distinction of Villa however for some beautiful saves by Gulacsi, who spent 5 years at Liverpool however left with out making a senior look.
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“With 9 factors already and 5 video games nonetheless to go – Bayer Leverkusen (residence), Actual Madrid (residence), Girona (away), Lille (residence) and PSV Eindhoven (away) – Liverpool supporters can begin excited about the knockout stage.”
It’s laborious to not concentrate on the sensible job Slot is doing…
Lewis Steele of the Day by day Mail is so impressed with how Slot has seamlessly changed Jurgen Klopp:
“The Dutchman is the primary supervisor in Liverpool historical past to win 11 of his first 12 – bettering Sir Kenny Dalglish’s begin – which isn’t dangerous contemplating Slot despatched a warning to the Reds’ title rivals on the eve of the sport by saying they’d seen nothing but.
“‘Performances usually are not there but,’ he stated. That will need to have made ominous studying for Pep Guardiola and Mikel Arteta, given how effectively Liverpool have began the season. Any followers nonetheless fearing a kind drop-off within the post-Klopp period?”
In the meantime, Samuel Meade of the Mirror was equally praiseworthy of the Dutchman, on a record-breaking night time for Liverpool:
“By no means earlier than had the Reds gained their first six away video games of the season, however their success in Leipzig means they’ve now ticked that field.
“Slot hasn’t missed a beat as supervisor, making gentle of the problem that was changing Jurgen Klopp.
“His first sport as Liverpool boss was on the street as they noticed off Ipswich on the opening weekend of the Premier League.
“A rampant win at Manchester United was maybe their assertion win to this point while victory on the San Siro was additionally noteworthy.
“Wolves and Crystal Palace have additionally been dispatched. In actual fact their solely blip this season was when Nottingham Forest shocked them at Anfield, leaving with all three factors.”
Arne Slot goes throughout to salute the travelling Kop. What an unbelievable begin to the Dutchman’s reign. 12 video games, 11 wins, simply 5 targets conceded. Prime of the PL and 100% file in Europe. ??#LFC pic.twitter.com/Kpd5AMlPbp
— James Pearce (@JamesPearceLFC) October 23, 2024
Lastly, the Guardian‘s Andy Hunter described Slot’s begin to life at Liverpool as “outstanding”:
“It’s too early to move judgment on Liverpool’s credentials or the brand new Champions League format in line with Arne Slot.
“It’s not too early to move judgment on Slot’s begin to life with Liverpool.
“Exceptional, with the brand new head coach racking up one more victory on a troublesome night time in Leipzig.”
