After 11 games played, Liverpool are five points ahead of Manchester City and nine ahead of Arsenal – Arne Slot’s new era has started in remarkable fashion. Mikel Arteta has been waiting for Pep Guardiola’s Man City winning-machine to malfunction in recent seasons, and now it has, Arsenal haven’t been on hand to capitalise. Instead, Liverpool have taken advantage of their Premier League rivals faltering, even if very few expected Slot’s side to be able to compete in their first season after Jurgen Klopp. But Slot has taken to Anfield remarkably well, even without welcoming any new significant …
