Whoever thought Liverpool would have difficulty replacing Jurgen Klopp might have been wrong. Arne Slots’ appointment is proving to be the perfect fit for the profile Liverpool has needed in a manager all this time.
The Dutchman has begun life in his new club as though he has been with the team for over a decade. Liverpool is playing some of its best football and has had its best start to a Premier League season in years.
The Reds have not dropped a point in their first three Premier League games and kept a clean sheet in all three. Their statement 3-0 victory over Manchester United on Sunday at Old Trafford had Liverpool fans dreaming of a possible Premier League title this season.
Two first-half goals from Luis Diaz and a third goal from Mohamed Salah in the second half were enough to maintain the Reds’ 100% start to the season.
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Their impressive display against Manchester United has got football pundits and former footballer Michael Owen to change the Premier League Prediction he made early before the start of the season.
Michael Owen has tipped Liverpool to go toe-to-toe with Manchester City for the Premier League title. The two teams have a 100% record to the start of the season.
What did Michael Owen Say?
The former Ballon d’Or winner said via Premier League Production: “If you ask Pep Guardiola who his biggest danger was, it would be a toss-up between Arsenal and Liverpool.
“At the start of the season, he might have said Arsenal because you know what you are going to get – same manager, same players, plus they have added one or two – but there was a little bit of a question about what would happen at Liverpool with the new manager.
“Is it going to be a totally new style? Are they going to take a while to adapt? All these questions. Of course the one good thing from a Liverpool point of view is they kept the squad.
“There was hardly any outgoings, it was a structured squad and he was walking into a squad that has a lot of players at the peak of their powers.
“There were questions about Liverpool but after three games you think “wow” it is going to take a special team to stop them. They have just swatted United aside.”
Fellow pundit and Premier League legend Paul Scholes, who also shared the same statement with Michael Owen, believes Liverpool are genuine title contenders.
He added: “They could really challenge for that title this year. Before a ball had been kicked I thought it was going to be Arsenal’s year to give City a real go and possibly go on to win it.
“But after watching the first three games, I think Liverpool could go past Arsenal. They were up there for a long part of the season last year, they only fell away in the last few games.
“If they keep that squad together and the majority of that fit, I think that is a team that can challenge City without a shadow of a doubt.”
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