Liverpool is setting the pace at the top of the Premier League table as Arne Slot moulds the Reds in his own image.

As a former colleague at one of his old clubs tells The Athletic: “What you’re seeing with Arne now is similar to his time at Feyenoord. Yes, he’s cool, but he’s a winner and he fights for what he believes in.”

Arne Slot is staying calm as the wait continues over the futures of Virgil van Dijk, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Mohamed Salah, but there is a problem fast approaching