A Modern Echo of the PastThey used to say Liverpool’s problem was that the club were still “living in the 1980s”. Now, under the management of Arne Slot, that sentiment

As a former colleague at one of his old clubs tells The Athletic: “What you’re seeing with Arne now is similar to his time at Feyenoord. Yes, he’s cool, but he’s a winner and he fights for what he believes in.”

Liverpool is setting the pace at the top of the Premier League table as Arne Slot moulds the Reds in his own image.