Liverpool manager Arne Slot was full of praise for Ruben Amorim’s Manchester United, insisting the club’s lowly position is not an accurate reflection of their quality.
Slott will face Amorim on Sunday afternoon when United travel to the ever-expected Anfield Premier League matching. The two most successful clubs in the history of English football have enjoyed and endured different campaigns so far.
While the Merseyside side are top of the Premier League and Champions League tables, United have lost four consecutive games for only the second time since 1961. The Red Devils are languishing in the lower half of the upper partwith less than half as many points as the eternal rivals at the halfway point of the season.
Sloto was asked at the pre-match press conference if he would rest any of his key players against an opponent who started the weekend in 14th place. “Strange question,” laughed the Dutch coach, “no, I don’t plan. It’s a big game. As for me, I said it before the first game and once again, they have much better players than the league table shows.
“It will take a while, maybe, for Ruben Amorim, but they will certainly go up, and they are much, much, much better than the league table shows.”
Liverpool‘s boss admitted he has “sympathy” for his United counterpart, who have lost six of their first 11 games. “He was so good at Sporting,” Slot noted. “He has a good team of players too [will] ultimately bring out the best in them.”
As Slot reminded, United battled to a goalless draw on their last visit to Anfield in December 2023 despite conceding 34 shots. “Every game is difficult in the Premier League,” emphasized the coach. “It’s more important for them to win at Anfield, we have to be very well prepared.”
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