Slot incredible run continues

Slot might have looked as if he was taking on the impossible job.

When he succeeded Klopp in the summer, but Liverpool’s appointment of the former Feyenoord coach looks more like a masterstroke with every passing week.

He has won 21 of his first 25 games in charge, the fastest any manager has reached such a figure in charge of a top-flight English club since William Suddell with Preston in 1888-89.

And with this latest spectacular triumph, it means this is only the third time in Liverpool’s history they have reached Christmas Day without being beaten away from home.

Slot calm demeanour and analytical, meticulous approach, differs from Klopp’s more emotion-driven style.

Low-key waves to Liverpool fans replacing ทางเข้า ufabet the frantic fist pumps. The current team is a reflection of his personality. The league leaders still possess the attacking riches and threat of his predecessor but with the Dutchman’s tweaks adding greater composure.

He said: “Being top of the league tells you we are a very good team. There are still three games to go until halfway, but if you come here and play the game we did, then it shows you we are a very hard team to beat. If it was easy to win the league then every team would do it.”

This is the 21st time Liverpool have led the league on Christmas Day. They have gone on to win the title in 11 of those previous 20 seasons.

In contrast, this was a day of suffering for Postecoglou as another goal glut meant Spurs have conceded 31 goals in Premier League home games in 2024. That is the most they have shipped at home in the league in a calendar year since the 34 they lost in 2007.

He said: “It was a painful one. Credit to Liverpool. They were too good for us. They’re in a great moment, great form, feeling confident. It was a bridge too far for us.”

If this was a bridge too far for Spurs, there currently seems little to limit the journey Liverpool might take under Arne Slot.