When the former Feyenoord manager took over for Klopp, who had won the Premier League and the Champions League with the Reds, he had large shoes to fill.
Although the early results are encouraging, supporters were unsure how the club would perform under a new manager.
Liverpool seems to have strengthened their flimsy defense as well.
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Federico Chiesa, a winger for Juventus who has not yet made his debut, was the lone summer addition to Liverpool who joined the club right away.
Thus, the lineup that Slot has presented is the same as the one that Klopp has at his disposal, but with Joel Matip at center defense and a few more peripheral players missing.
The fans bemoaned the absence of a defensive midfielder, most notably Martin Zubimendi of Real Sociedad, but Ryan Gravenberch, another Dutchman at Slot, has done a great job in that role so far, even though he only made 12 starts in the previous season.
“Bringing in a defensive midfielder was the main topic of conversation within the club during the summer transfer window.
