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After Slot-ting in perfectly at Anfield, new boss Arne faces litmus test

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Arne Slot's Liverpool face a litmus test with fixtures coming up against Chelsea, RB Leipzig and Arsenal.

Arne Slot's Liverpool face a litmus test with fixtures coming up against Chelsea, RB Leipzig and Arsenal.

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No Liverpool manager in 132 years of club history has made as good a start to their reign as Arne Slot. And yet, as his team lead the Premier League after six wins from seven matches, nine from 10 competitive games, there is a calm about Liverpool. Nobody on Merseyside appears to be getting too excited.

Much of that is to do with Slot’s downbeat public persona. The 46-year-old Dutchman is business-like, unfussy, even-tempered. So far.

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