Liverpool play like Man City
The Reds continued their 2-0 victory over Ipswich in the opening round by beating Brentford with the same score in round 2. This was also Arne Slot's first home win in the Premier League.
Sky Sports analyst Jamie Carragher compared Liverpool's calm performance to the opponent of Klopp's dedicated style of play, similar to Man City's.
"Liver Liverpool's performance was almost like Man City's when the match seemed to have ended with a second goal. Arne Slot's Liverpool will not be as interesting as Jurgen Klopp's - that is impossible.
But they are likely to succeed, if not more successful than last season. If Liverpool win as many games with a score of 2-0 as they did with Brentford comfortably, they will be in a great position, Jamie Carragher shared.
Carragher stressed that the first two wins were something Arne Slot really needed, as he continued into the glorious Klopp era. There will certainly be many questions if Liverpool do not have a good start. The questions will be for the players, who have everything under Kloop.
But the problem has been solved, these players are integrating, listening to the new coach, as well as applying his methods. Therefore, Arne Slot's good start is really helpful. But his first big game in charge will come next week against Man United.
As evidence of Liverpool's changed approach under Slot compared to their predecessors, Sky Sports emphasized the focus of the team's playing style in ball control. They are patient with their playing style, passing the ball and moving continuously.
Their number of passes spoke for themselves in the match against Brentford. In addition to controlling the ball 63% of the time in the match, Liverpool completed 92% of their passes - their highest success rate in a Premier League match since Opta started recording in the 2003-2004 season.
Alexis Mac Allister admitted that the players will need time to adapt. But the new era has arrived, and the signs of Slot's approach being effective are clear.
Liverpool need to find a new Salah
Liverpool have yet to buy a notable player in the summer transfer window this year, completely different from Man City, Man United or Liverpool.
Former Liverpool player Jamie Redknapp has warned the club against buying players in a state of panic in the final days of the transfer window and called on them to focus on targeting rising stars as they did Salah.
He said: "Look at Mohamed Salah's first contract. I didn't think that at that time, anyone expected him to become a star like now. That must be the goal of the club at the moment: to find the next Mohamed Salah, to be able to light up Anfield.
According to Jamie Redknapp, that will be very stressful but Liverpool's transfer experts such as Michael Edwards and Richard Hughes.
Carragher stressed that everything is still very good for Liverpool. They do not need to rush into the transfer market and waste money. According to this expert, in addition to the long-term goal of finding a replacement for Salah, the team should also add a defender who can play as a center back and left back such as Nathan Ake, Josko Gvardiol or Riccardo Calafiori.
