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Not only is he replacing Jürgen Klopp, one of the all-time Liverpool greats, he is joining at a time when many other elements are in flux too.

Generally speaking, the reshaped backroom structure should empower Slot to do well.

Nevertheless, he arrives at Anfield with more than a hint of uncertainty in that regard, given that Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold are set to enter the final year of their respective contracts.

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It emerged in The Athletic today that Liverpool expects Salah to stay for at least another season, although that still leaves the contract question up in the air.

But there are others who are on the cusp, and Slot can't take too long getting up to speed.

In the case of one youngster, he would do well to heed the assessment once made by Wayne Rooney.

"Of course there will be interest in Kaide because he is a fantastic player, so we expect there to be interest in him."

Sure enough, that interest came in from Liverpool, and Klopp quickly exposed Gordon to some first-team action.

He also played 75 minutes in the Europa League against Union SG.

Rated by Rooney and Klopp alike, Gordon is still just 19, and he's one Slot can't afford to ignore.

Slot will come in with some preconceived ideas, but it's the closest to a blank slate there has been in almost a decade, and plenty of players will back themselves to make an impression.

Rooney has long since had Gordon marked out as one to watch, but there's so many more too.