Liverpool fans are loving Arne Slot’s latest comments in which he appeared to aim a subtle dig at Manchester United.
The Reds boss has made an electric start to life at Anfield with Liverpool sitting top of the Premier League with five wins from a possible six.
Having beaten AC Milan in their opening Champions League clash and thumping West Ham 5-1 in the Carabao Cup third round, things are certainly looking rosy under Slot.
His biggest success so far has to be the 3-0 victory over arch rivals Manchester United at Old Trafford – a result that truly endeared him to the Liverpool faithful.
It meant that when Slot commented on Liverpool’s need to prove themselves against a top Premier League club, fans all drew the same conclusion.
Speaking to the media, Slot said: “One of the reasons we can compete is because we have a lot of quality and I also see a lot of team cohesion in the team.
“So, if we score, I also see the ones who don’t play are really happy with us scoring [and] with us winning.
“Those are two really positive things, but I also see things we definitely have to improve if we want to stay where we are with the fixture list coming up.
“Like I said, every fixture [is] really difficult in the Premier League, but everybody tells me that a top league table team is a bit more difficult than a lower league table team, which we can all understand and we haven’t faced one of them yet.
“So, we have to do things better, but one of the reasons why we can stay up there is because we have a lot of players with a lot of individual quality.”
Supporters of Liverpool clearly saw his comments as a dig at their rivals – with Man United currently sitting 13th in the table.
One fan wrote: “Can’t believe Arne Slot is roasting Manchester united like this,” with a series of laughing emojis.
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A second supporter said: “No way he just cooked Manchester United,” while another said: “Bro called United a small team.”
Meanwhile a fourth commented: “Not the first time this season he’s humbled United.”
Liverpool’s victory over Man United certainly heaped pressure on Erik ten Hag, a man who is fighting for his job at Old Trafford.
talkSPORT understands that the Dutchman will have at least two games more in charge of the Red Devils with the club’s hierarchy keen not make a knee-jerk reaction to their 3-0 defeat against Tottenham at the weekend.
That said, on current form it remains to be seen if Slot will get another chance to face his fellow countryman with pressure building.
