Slot better than expected: The Liverpool and Arne story
This Is Why
Sky News
4.0 • 552 Ratings
🗓️ 25 April 2025
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
Slot arrived at Liverpool after three highly successful campaigns with the Dutch side Feyenoord, and was named manager of the year on two occasions.
He had a hard act to follow from Klopp who was loved by fans - he won the League Cup twice, the FA Cup, the Champions League and the Premier League. So who is Arne Slot?
Niall Paterson speaks to Sky News sports correspondent Rob Harris and Rob McDonald who was Slot's first coach.
Producer: Natalie Ktena
Editor: Philly Beaumont
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| 1:00.6 | Coming up on the Sky News Daily with me Neil Patterson, Liverpool looks set to win the league |
| 1:05.4 | title this weekend in manager Arna Slott's first year in charge. |
| 1:12.8 | So, who in earth is he? |
| 1:16.9 | It's the stuff of dreams, truly. |
| 1:19.0 | Well, if you're a Liverpool fan, that is. |
| 1:23.7 | After all, it had looked like this would be a season of reflection and rebuilding. |
| 1:28.6 | After one of the world's best managers, fan favourite, Yergen Klopp, announced he was leaving Anfield. And yet, his replacement, Arna Slott, has exceeded expectations and is on the |
| 1:35.2 | cusp of winning Liverpool a historic 20th league title. And he's done so, flying somewhat under |
| 1:41.7 | the radar. He doesn't have the brand recognition of a clop, a marino, let alone a Ferguson. |
| 1:48.1 | So as Liverpool prepared to lace up their boots, |
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