Beat Brentford 2-0 at home in the 2nd round of the Premier League
Afterwards, new Liverpool manager Slaughter spoke to Sky Sports, giving an in-depth analysis of the game and looking ahead to the future of the team.
Slaughter began by praising the defensive performance of the game: "We played very well defensively today, the only chances we gave to our opponents came from set-pieces, other than that, we hardly gave Brentford a chance.
leaving any space for offense. At the same time, we created a lot of good chances, especially in the second half, and the players did a great job."
When asked about comparisons with former manager Jurgen Klopp, Slotter said, "Liverpool fans have seen this performance many, many times under Jurgen, who was a very good manager. I want my team to show the same spirit, everyone sprinting back and doing everything they can to avoid conceding. Today, we did a very good job of that and if we keep on doing that, I'm sure our execution will get better and better."
Slotter had some insight into the use of Alexander-Arnold: "Trent (Alexander-Arnold) is a very talented player who has a lot of qualities, and one of them is a sideways passer. I don't think we can limit ourselves to just playing him in the midfield because he can be very effective in the scrum half position as well. We will try to influence the players as much as we can before the game, show them where they can open up gaps for you and give Trent the freedom to go anywhere. He's a tough player to deal with and I'm sure he'll continue to contribute to the team's excellent performances in the coming games."
Finally, Slotter set out his expectations for the future of the team, "I think most of the players are quite used to what we want, and that's largely thanks to the fact that we haven't done too many things differently from what Jürgen has done. Of course, there are some details that might be slightly different, but that's also to do with the opposition you're facing. Today's opponent Brentford
Made us play very tough but I don't think they'll finish in the top six this season. So we have to keep working hard to improve and make sure we can do that against teams that could end up in the top six. I believe my team has the strength and ability to reach higher."
