Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah ‘stunned’ by Arne Slot affect

Liverpool ahead Mohamed Salah has admitted the affect of Arne Slot on the membership following Jurgen Klopp’s exit stunned him.

Klopp left Liverpool on the finish of the 2023/24 season, earlier than Slot arrived from Feyenoord in the summertime. The Dutchman gained the title in his first season on the membership after after beating Tottenham Hotspur 5-1 on the finish of April.

Salah, who was voted the Soccer Writers’ Affiliation (FWA) Footballer of the 12 months this previous week, revealed in an interview with France Soccer that Slot’s affect took him abruptly.

“I did not anticipate us to win so shortly. Who might have predicted that the transition would achieve success so shortly? Nobody, I feel. In preseason, Arne got here to see me and requested me to be an instance for the opposite gamers.

I informed him to not fear as a result of I am at all times at my greatest, to not set an instance, however as a result of that is who I’m. He informed me what he anticipated of me within the recreation, with a number of tasks in working, which I appreciated.”

Salah, who has bagged 28 targets within the Premier League this season, additionally highlighted the variations between Slot and his predecessor Klopp.

“Arne may be very direct, he re-established the aggressive degree, whereas with Jürgen, we have been maybe slightly an excessive amount of in our consolation zone in the direction of the tip.

Arne and his employees are extra open to dialogue, to sharing emotions, I feel that was necessary in my performances. And, above all, it led us to success.”

Liverpool face Arsenal on Sunday at Anfield.