Fans are praising Arne Slot after the Liverpool manager ‘brilliantly analysed Man United’s problems’ in a post-match interview… and revealed which area of ​​the pitch he exploited to secure a 3-0 win over Erik ten Hag’s side

Fans have showered Arne Slot with praise after the Liverpool manager provided a scathing post-match analysis of Man United’s problems on Sunday afternoon.

Slot contributed to his side’s 3-0 win over Liverpool on their visit to Old Trafford, with Luis Diaz and Mohammed Salah both scoring for the Reds.

It was Slot’s third league game in charge of the club and his third consecutive win, with his team the only one yet to concede a goal in the Premier League so far.

The Dutchman’s tactics paid off and after Sunday’s game he offered fans a glimpse of his stellar analysis after breaking down United’s structural problems.

Speaking to Sky Sports, Slot said: “Last season they were doing man-marking in midfield, and they were pressing with the seven and the eleven (wingers). So with the striker, and one of the wingers was jumping with him.

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Slot has analysed United’s structural problems that led to Sunday’s heavy defeat

“This season, they are more in 9 and 10 pressing, so they are more in 442. So it is different, of course. I see them, in my opinion, working harder if the ball passes between them, so they run more. At least that is what I saw in their first games.

“Their style is the same – it might have been last season, I can’t quite remember – but their full-backs, nine times out of ten, are very high, and then Casemiro comes in between. So if you win the ball back and you can keep Diaz and Mo Salah high, then you’re constantly in a one-v-one situation.

“Then you need midfielders who can run, and we had three of them today who were running non-stop, and if they get into a duel, they’re aggressive enough to win it. So that’s, I think, one of the main reasons why we were able to win today.”

Fans were quick to praise Slot’s post-match analysis, with one fan writing on X: “Slot knows the ball. He’s wasted almost nothing this season. 3 games, 3 clean sheets. Here he analyses United’s preparation issues. ETH, in his interview, blames this on individual errors.”

One frustrated United supporter wrote: “Arne Slot has just perfectly described our style of play under Ten Hag and how his team beat him today in about two minutes on Sky Sports. He’s not a prick.”

Another said: “Arne Slot took apart Ten Hag’s tactics not only for this game but also for last season in 2 minutes and it all shows Ten Hag’s tactical naivety. Also see his insistence on ‘running midfielders’ which is highly unlikely for any Premier League team but Ten Hag refuses to address this issue.”

After the match, Slot also insisted he wanted to enjoy Mohamed Salah’s talents for as long as possible after the Egyptian scored a goal and provided two assists in Liverpool’s 3-0 win.

Salah, 32, is in the final season of his contract with Liverpool and admitted afterwards he considered this to be his last appearance at Old Trafford.

Fans were quick to praise Slot after the Dutchman exposed United’s flaws

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Asked about Salah’s comments, Slot said: “There are a lot of ‘ifs’. At the moment he is one of us and I am really happy he is one of us and he played very well. I don’t talk about player contracts but I can talk for hours about how Mo played today.”

“Everything you wanted to see as a manager, you saw in that game,” Slot said.

“There were some difficult moments for us, United started very well but then we disallowed the goal and there was no negative reaction.

“We kept playing, scoring three goals, we could have scored more, with two important saves from Alisson and the work rate was incredibly good without the ball and that makes it a very positive day.”