Liverpool manager, Arne Slot, has said with confidence that Manchester United will “definitely go up”, however, admitted it might “take a while”.
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| Liverpool manager, Arne Slot. Photo: @LFC |
The Dutchman added, Manchester United “have much better players” ahead of the top flight encounter on Sunday at Anfield.
Slot made the statement at his press conference ahead of the clash.
He said, “It’s maybe going to take a while for Ruben Amorim to bring this out of the players, I don’t know, but they will definitely go up.”
Liverpool will host Manchester United in the Premier League match on Sunday 5 January, 2025 at 17:30 (WAT).
According to liverpoolfc.com, at his press conference, Slot said:
On facing United…
“For me, I said it before the first fixture and I can say it one more time, they have much better players, in my opinion, than maybe the league table shows at the moment. It’s maybe going to take a while for Ruben Amorim to bring this out of the players, I don’t know, but they will definitely go up and they are much, much, much better than the league shows at the moment.”
On how much better he thinks Trent Alexander-Arnold can get…
“There is always room for improvement in every player. So, Mo [Salah] is 32, and he can still do things better – it’s hard to say because he has such great numbers. But just before I came in, I was checking our game against West Ham and I saw at half-time Mo walking off the pitch a bit frustrated when we were 3-0 up. I think that had to do with him missing a few chances that he is not used to missing. But Trent can still improve, I think I saw a bit of improvement already this season.”
On whether there is a better player in the world at the moment than Salah…
“That question I got after the West Ham game and I think it’s difficult to compare players. I think if I only look at my own team, not other teams, but Virgil [van Dijk] also has an outstanding season but he doesn’t have the numbers like Mo because he’s a defender! It’s difficult to judge players in different positions. The numbers Mo has at the moment speaks for itself. Mostly when we talk about the best players in the world, we talk about attackers. It’s been for a long time [Lionel] Messi and [Cristiano] Ronaldo who we’ve spoke about. If you then simply look at the numbers and the way he is playing and the work-rate he has for the team, he is definitely a great, great player.”
