The Dutchman is behind Liverpool’s best start to the season since 2019/20, five points ahead of Manchester City, with Manchester United 15 points behind their arch-rivals after 11 games. Straight to the Premier League title for Liverpool? After Ruben Amorim has entered the scene in the world’s toughest league, Arne Slot realizes that Manchester United can no longer be written off.
“I’ve been following the league and there was a time when City were eight points behind Arsenal, so there’s no reason to get carried away at the moment,” the Liverpool manager began.
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“Clubs like City, Arsenal and Chelsea, even United and all the others manage to put together a series of games like we have done..”, says the Liverpool manager.
United supporters naturally react to Slot’s “even with United” description, but should rather note that Ruben Amorim’s arrival has led the Liverpool manager to mention Manchester United as an outsider in the title race.
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