The start of the season for Liverpool has been a dream, topping both the English Premier League and Champions League respectively and there’s no doubt this is due to new manager Arne Slot.
The beginning of a new season is always exciting for football fans. New kits, players, and sometimes managers. For Liverpool, last year they lost Jurgan Klopp as he decided to leave the club after many years of being their manager. Many were rumoured to replace the German who won so much for the club, but ultimately the club decided upon Arne Slot to be the new manager of one of Europe’s biggest teams.
They opened their 24/25 season with a bang with a win against Ipswich, and the wins kept coming with Brentford, Manchester United and Nottingham Forest. Their opening game in the Champions League against AC Milan gave us a glimpse of what’s to come, ending in another win for the club, and as said, the wins kept on coming. They beat current Premier League champions Manchester City, and current Champions League champions Real Madrid within one week, making us all question, is this a new era of Liverpool? – I think it could be.
Having superstars like Netherlands captain Virgil Van Dijk, English talent Trent Alexander-Arnold, Scotland captain Andrew Robertson and Hungary captain Dominik Szoboszlai, its undeniable to think this could be the team to win, along with some new faces to like Federico Chiesa and Fábio Carvalho. They seem to bind together really well. Social media has seen content of the laughs the team seem to be having whilst dominating Europe at the same time.
Recently, securing a top spot in this season’s Champions League and top of the table for the Premier League shows a new era for the English club, Slot is showing a better style for the club and it’s paying off. But an unfortunate loss to Plymouth in the FA Cup, knocking them out, is starting to make the fans a bit uncomfortable, as always football is unpredictable. In terms of the Champions League, they have had an amazing start, only losing once. Staying on top at 21 points. Showing a glimpse of the Liverpool who dominated Europe back in 2019.
With the Carabao Cup final against Newcastle looming it could be Slot’s first bit of silverware with the club. It could give fans more momentum for a Champions League and Premier League trophy lift at the end of the season.
For the fans it’s been an unforgettable season so far, and with new manager Arne Slot, it’s shown a Liverpool team who have been laying low and are now ready to reclaim another trophy. For now we can only speculate, but for the first time in a few years there is potential for a new Liverpool era, a club who are ready to be kings of Europe and England once again.
