Liverpool boss Arne Slot “should be in dreamland” and now has a “great platform” to construct from after the Reds’ Premier League title win, says former midfielder Danny Murphy.
The Reds’ 5-1 win over Tottenham on Sunday noticed them confirmed because the 2024-25 champions and secured Slot the league title in his first season in cost.
It’s Liverpool’s twentieth prime flight trophy – equalling the file of rivals Manchester United – and their first since 2019-20 beneath Jurgen Klopp.
“It is a phenomenal first season – a lot to admire,” Murphy advised BBC Sport. “Slot has ingratiated himself with the followers rapidly. They took to him – clearly simpler while you’re profitable video games after all.
“The best way he conducts himself, the data, the knowledge. It is issues like the sport at Outdated Trafford the place he was speaking about techniques and what they deliberate to do to win the sport. There are such a lot of little particulars that he has. He clearly loves the sport and is aware of the sport.
“There are such a lot of issues that they’ve finished that is labored for them, so many issues to love. That is an amazing platform for them to now go and construct on.”
Following within the footsteps of Klopp was by no means going to be a straightforward activity, however Slot couldn’t have requested for rather more from his first marketing campaign on the helm – profitable the title, reaching the ultimate of the Carabao Cup and quarter-finals of the Champions League.
“He is most likely had a neater trip than he ever anticipated as a result of he would have envisaged some hiccups, and there have not actually been many,” Murphy added.
“He has given himself a beautiful platform the place the followers are on board. They’ve liked what they’ve seen – they like him, they’re singing his identify they usually’re eulogising about him.
“It is all constructive. He should be in dreamland, actually.
“It is simply an unbelievable begin for him. Let’s be completely trustworthy about this, essentially the most ardent Liverpool followers and pundits – and I am considered one of them – by no means envisaged a league title this 12 months after Klopp leaving, and making one signing.
“It is simply unimaginable.”
