For most Liverpool fans, Arne Slot is a relatively unfamiliar name.

The data has led Michael Edwards to Slot, and the more you learn about him, the more you can understand why that is.

Obviously, the fact Slot is mostly anonymous in England points to the fact that the Liverpool job will be a huge step up for him.



He has never coached in Europe's top five leagues, and while he has accumulated a little Champions League experience, he will be tasked with going up several levels at once.

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One man who knows him more than most, though, is confident that Liverpool is making the right call.

He has become a famous manager in Europe and can’t walk anywhere in the Netherlands without people stopping him for a photo.

“In fact, they stop me too because we look alike, they think I’m Arne.

How he has developed as a person in every way.’’

Liverpool.com says: Slot the person will be just as important to Liverpool as Slot the manager.

But talk of his fame in the Netherlands should serve as a timely reminder that Liverpool is not appointing some nobody, and that Slot has earned this shot with his work to date.