The trademark of Arne Slot's Liverpool has been a more measured, composed strategy when set against the wilder elements of Jurgen Klopp's emotion-charged approach. This was an unstoppable combination of the two that Pep Guardiola's Manchester City simply could not handle.

Klopp did a terrific job at Liverpool, and his legacy is engraved in the history of the club. Joe Gomez rightly said that Slot didn’t want to fill Klopp’s shoes or be like him. He did not make any major changes to the squad in the summer, and basically, he is playing with the same team as last season.

With aggression in advanced positions, and near-flawless defending, Liverpool increasingly look like the complete side