Arne Slot sends Luis Diaz message as Liverpool boss reflects on stunning start to new era

Liverpool manager Arne Slot admits helium did not ideate making specified a stunning commencement to beingness astatine the club.

Luis Diaz scored a hat-trick and Cody Gakpo besides got connected the scoresheet astatine Anfield connected different good European nighttime connected Merseyside, condemning the returning Xabi Alonso to a dense defeat.

Saturday’s comeback triumph implicit Brighton besides sent the Reds apical of the Premier League and Slot admitted helium did not spot specified a speedy commencement coming erstwhile stepping into the sizeable shoes near by erstwhile manager, Jurgen Klopp.

Asked if helium could person imagined however good Liverpool would beryllium doing present erstwhile helium joined the nine helium said: "No. You don't look up arsenic a manager you don't look up 2 oregon 3 months successful advance. You lone look astatine the adjacent opponent.”

"And present it's Aston Villa connected Saturday, which is, again, a squad that does truly good successful Europe and successful the league, different pugnacious game."

Slot hailed Diaz’s show too, with the Colombian planetary taking his extremity tally up to 9 goals successful 15 appearances crossed each competitions.

"I perceive the fans sing his sanction often. And his manager likes him a lot. I don't emotion him but I similar him a lot,” helium said.