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Liverpool boss Arne Slot shares true feelings on Jurgen Klopp after private call

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New Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has paid tribute to his predecessor, Jurgen Klopp, who has already been giving the Dutchman some tips ahead of the new season

Arne Slot spoke with Jurgen Klopp before starting work at Liverpool(Liverpool FC)

Arne Slot has paid tribute to Jurgen Klopp after taking the time to speak with the former Liverpool boss since his appointment.

The Reds announced last month that Slot would be replacing Klopp at the helm, with the latter standing down after nine years as manager. Slot arrives at Anfield off the back of a successful three-year spell at Feyenoord during which he won both the Eredivisie title and the Dutch Cup.




Slot, 45, was the standout candidate to replace Klopp after building up an impressive body of work in his native Netherlands. He inherits a side primed to challenge for major honours after defying expectations in the Premier League last season.

Although Klopp has left the club in fine fettle, replacing the popular German will be no mean feat. He has, however, already passed on some pearls of wisdom to his successor.

Speaking in his first official interview as Reds boss on Liverpoolfc.com, Slot was asked how important it was to speak with Klopp before starting his new role and stressed that it’s something he’s done in previous jobs.

Slot said: “I did the same in my former clubs when I started over there but I think if someone worked at a club for nine years [and had] been so successful, you want to know all about it from him and you also want to know things of the players – although I think it is also important to get my own opinion about that.

So, you can only use all this information he has because he did so well, not only in terms of results but I think also everybody saw in his farewell but also in the years before that how popular he was.

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