After all the talk of a potentially difficult transition away from Jurgen Klopp, life at Anfield could hardly have started any better for Arne Slot.
A 1-0 defeat at home to Nottingham Forest in September was the only significant blot on Liverpool’s copybook in all competitions before the turn of the new year. As 2025 began, Slot’s side were eight points clear of Forest at the top of the Premier League table, and had won every single one of their Champions League and League Cup games.
