Mikel Arteta praises Liverpool supervisor Arne Slot. (Photograph by Shaun Botterill/Getty Pictures)
Arsenal supervisor Mikel Arteta is making ready his group to face Liverpool within the Premier League on Sunday and he was stuffed with reward for Arne Slot.
The Gunners might be up towards the league leaders who’ve made a formidable begin to the season underneath Dutch supervisor Arne Slot.
Not solely are they prime of the Premier League however they’ve additionally managed to win all three video games within the Champions League this season.
Having conceded simply three objectives in eight Premier League matches this season, Liverpool’s type and high quality this season have proven how a lot of a distinction Slot has made to the group that completed behind Arsenal final season.
As quoted by Rousing the Kop, the Arsenal supervisor was stuffed with reward for the Merseyside membership and the way they’ve developed underneath Slot this season.
“Superb. Clearly they’re in a very good second, in an awesome run and you’ll see the contact that he [Slot] has given to a group that was already very sturdy however you possibly can see his fingerprints on that group,” stated the Arsenal supervisor.”
When requested about one Liverpool high quality that makes them particular, the Spaniard stated:
“It’s a group that for 9 years has been competing on the highest degree in each competitors.
“So, they know how one can compete, how one can threaten you when the ball is absolutely far, when the ball is within the exterior unit particularly. They’ve particular person high quality to wreck you, they’re good on set items.
“It’s a group that for 9 years persistently has been there. That signifies that they’re actually good at all the things that they do.”
Liverpool have managed to win 11 matches this season out of the 12 they’ve performed to date which exhibits how a lot they’ve improved from final season.
It stays to be seen if they are going to be up there come the top of the season and problem Manchester Metropolis and Arsenal for the league title however the early indicators underneath Slot are encouraging.
Arne Slot has rotated Liverpool’s fortunes
When Jurgen Klopp left the membership on the finish of final season, Liverpool followers weren’t anticipating such an excellent begin to their season however Slot has shocked them as a lot as he has shocked different followers and the media.
A win towards Arsenal on Sunday will take Liverpool seven factors forward of the Gunners.
Each Arsenal and Liverpool are coping with harm points forward of the massive match.
Alisson and Diogo Jota are out for the Reds whereas Bukayo Saka and Jurrien Timber are uncertain for the Gunners with Martin Odegaard and Riccardo Calafiori confirmed out of the massive match.
