When Arne Slot takes over from Jürgen Klopp this summer, the idea is that Liverpool will not be performing a U-turn in terms of the way that it plays.

Before trying to work out exactly what that means, the misconception that Liverpool is some kind of counter-attacking, swashbuckling and 'heavy metal' team should be discounted.



But it is closer to that than it once was.

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The evolution, however, is not yet complete.

This season, Liverpool has been at its best when it is at its most controlled.

It was a similar story in the dismal Merseyside derby.

The best teams in the division — Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool — are much more dominant than Manchester United aims to be.

"[The substitutions disrupting the Liverpool rhythm was] not helpful, and then they were flying," Klopp said post-match.
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