Liverpool star is turning into a monster below Slot

Liverpool continued their excellent begin to life below Arne Slot within the Premier League with a formidable 3-0 victory over Manchester United on Sunday.

The Reds have now gained all three of their top-flight matches with out conceding a single purpose and are second within the division, solely behind Manchester Metropolis on purpose distinction, heading into the primary worldwide break.

A lot was manufactured from Jurgen Klopp’s exit, after virtually 9 years and Premier League and Champions League trophies, when he made the choice to half methods with the membership in the summertime.

Nevertheless, Slot has hit the bottom operating and carried out his fashion seamlessly with a terrific begin to the 2024/25 marketing campaign, which can have eased any fears a couple of bumpy transition.

What makes this spectacular begin to the season all of the extra eye-catching is that the supervisor solely made one signing in the course of the summer season switch window.

Federico Chiesa arrived on a everlasting deal from Juventus in direction of the top of the window and has but to make his debut for the membership, which implies that the gamers Slot inherited have all tailored to his fashion rapidly.

Luis Diaz and Mo Salah are shining

Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah are two gamers who’ve thrived below the brand new boss within the opening three video games of the season, they usually have been in elegant type in opposition to United on Sunday.

The duo linked up for the opening purpose within the first half because the Egypt worldwide was performed in down the precise channel and clipped a pleasant ball to the again put up for his teammate to move the ball right into a just about empty web.

It was the identical mixture once more for the second purpose earlier than the break, with Salah prodding the ball throughout for Diaz to brilliantly slide a shot into the underside proper nook.

The Liverpool icon went from supplier to scorer within the second half as he walked onto a cross from Dominik Szoboszlai to fit the ball into the nook previous Andre Onana, ending the sport with one purpose and two assists.

As you may see within the desk above, the wing wizards have now mixed for six objectives and 4 assists within the first three video games of the Premier League season.

Slot’s thrilling, progressive, fashion of soccer has put each gamers in positions to trigger fixed issues for opposition full-backs, and it has resulted in them offering common high quality within the closing third.

Nevertheless, they weren’t the one stars of the win at Outdated Trafford as Szoboszlai was nearly as good as Salah and Diaz along with his show within the quantity ten place.

Dominik Szoboszlai’s efficiency in opposition to United

Szoboszlai, who was handed a participant ranking of 8/10 by 90min author Jude Summerfield, put in a implausible show in the course of the park in opposition to Erik ten Hag’s aspect.

Firstly, the Hungary worldwide didn’t cease operating from minute one to minute 90. His unimaginable engine was there for all to see along with his excellent urgent work to make sure that United’s gamers didn’t have time and house to do what they wished to do in possession, within the areas that he was masking.

The previous RB Leipzig star gained 4 of his six bodily duels out of possession, all of which got here on the bottom, and made three tackles and one interception all through the match, which illustrates his defensive influence for Liverpool to assist his aspect to a different clear sheet.

In possession, Szoboszlai was uber dependable for Slot within the function behind the entrance three, as he accomplished 90% of his tried passes, with 35 out of 39 passes accomplished.

That didn’t take away from his creativity and risk-taking within the closing third, nevertheless, because the Hungarian maestro offered an help for Salah’s purpose with a drive by means of the center and lay-off to the winger.

His help for the Liverpool ahead was one among three key passes made all through the match, to go together with a 100% success charge in lengthy passes and crosses (2/2).

General, it was an outstanding shift from Szoboszlai, who proved his price to the group out and in of possession, as he matched Diaz and Salah as one of many high performers within the group.

Slot is popping Szoboszlai right into a monster

With an absence of signings in the course of the summer season switch window, Slot had to enhance the gamers he already had at his disposal when he arrived and the Dutchman seems to have accomplished that already with the Hungary worldwide.

Szoboszlai has produced two ‘large possibilities’ and registered one help within the first three matches of the season, which exhibits that he has began the marketing campaign in positive type offensively.

His work out of possession has not suffered because of that, although, because the central midfielder has averaged 6.3 ball recoveries per sport and gained 50% of his floor duels, in comparison with 5.2 recoveries and a 42% floor duel success charge within the Premier League final time period.

Albeit based mostly on a small pattern measurement, the ex-Bundesliga starlet has improved his defensive work by successful possession again extra steadily and extra effectively.

As you may see within the desk above, the 23-year-old maestro’s use of the ball has additionally improved below Slot on the proof of this season thus far.

He has been safer in his passing while additionally providing extra creativity, averaging 1.0 extra key passes per match, and this means that the supervisor has helped him to be extra environment friendly and efficient in a quantity ten, or superior eight, place.

These statistics present that the Dutch head coach is popping Szoboszlai right into a midfield monster who could make a huge impact out and in of possession for Liverpool and, hopefully, it’s going to proceed for the remainder of the 2024/25 marketing campaign.