Liverpool ahead Mohamed Salah has admitted the influence of Arne Slot on the membership following Jurgen Klopp’s exit shocked him.
Klopp left Liverpool on the finish of the 2023/24 season, earlier than Slot arrived from Feyenoord in the summertime. The Dutchman gained the title in his first season on the membership after after beating Tottenham Hotspur 5-1 on the finish of April.
Salah, who was voted the Soccer Writers’ Affiliation (FWA) Footballer of the Yr this previous week, revealed in an interview with France Soccer that Slot’s influence took him abruptly.
“I did not anticipate us to win so shortly. Who may have predicted that the transition would achieve success so shortly? Nobody, I believe. In preseason, Arne got here to see me and requested me to be an instance for the opposite gamers.
I informed him to not fear as a result of I am at all times at my finest, to not set an instance, however as a result of that is who I’m. He informed me what he anticipated of me within the sport, with plenty of obligations in working, which I favored.”
Salah, who has bagged 28 objectives within the Premier League this season, additionally highlighted the variations between Slot and his predecessor Klopp.
“Arne could be very direct, he re-established the aggressive stage, whereas with Jürgen, we have been maybe a little bit an excessive amount of in our consolation zone in the direction of the top.
Arne and his employees are extra open to dialogue, to sharing emotions, I believe that was vital in my performances. And, above all, it led us to success.”
Liverpool face Arsenal on Sunday at Anfield.
