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Slot even declined to occupy the Formby residence that was originally owned by Steven Gerrard, before becoming home to Brendan Rodgers and then his successor, Klopp, instead living alone in an apartment with his family remaining in Zwolle.
Meanwhile, there have been no pulled hamstrings while chasing officials down the touchline, exuberant celebrations with the fans or post-match fist pumps to the Kop - and how the team have responded to that calmer presence in the dugout.
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However, do not mistake that for an unwillingness to make unpopular decisions, which the new man displayed in his very first game in charge when hooking Jarell Quansah at half-time at Ipswich for not winning enough of his aerial duels, while both Trent Alexander-Arnold and Darwin Nunez can also attest to his more ruthless side.
Compulsory breakfasts, earlier training and staying at home before Anfield games
Klopp's methods had, of course, resulted in one of the most successful periods in the club's history, but Slot was still not afraid to bring in key off-field tweaks as he bedded in his beliefs in pre-season.
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We didn't really have meetings last year, only the day before the game.
"There's differences from what Jurgen did and what the gaffer does now."
This one-on-one coaching from Slot has definitely brought about noticeable improvements in some Liverpool players this season, such as Cody Gakpo, Ryan Gravenberch, Luis Diaz, Mohamed Salah and Ibrahima Konate.
Alexander-Arnold also credited this with improving his game.
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He had faith in his methodology, which had worked at both Feyenoord and AZ Alkmaar and focused on individual coaching to maximise a player's positioning and potential.
His use of Gravenberch at the base of Liverpool's midfield - a position Klopp preferred to use Wataru Endo in last season - has been a masterstroke [only West Ham's Aaron Wan-Bissaka has made more interceptions this season], as has stationing Salah wider on the right, with the full-back and No 8 on that flank further away from him to create more space.
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"This is where you have to give Slot a lot of credit because you can see it was not like that before," Thierry Henry told Monday Night Football of the Egypt forward's positional tweak this season.
Salah has responded with his best top-flight goal involvements per minute since joining the club in 2017 while being on course for a record-breaking number of Premier League assists, and looks happier than ever, unlike this time last season when he was seen bickering with Klopp on the London Stadium touchline.
Some have even credited Slot with Salah finally putting pen to paper on a new two-year deal at Anfield.
Elsewhere in the team, Gakpo being returned to his comfort zone on the left and Diaz operating through the middle were other small but integral changes.
Meanwhile, Slot moved away from Klopp's 4-3-3 'Gegenpressing' to a more structured 4-2-3-1, to zone in on build-up and possession, with Liverpool's more controlled style requiring less running and affording more in-game rest.
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Finally, while Slot has generally shown a reluctance to deviate from his trusted starting XI - Van Dijk, Salah and Gravenberch have started every league game so far this season - his actual in-game changes have often proved decisive, as 13 league goals from substitues this season demonstrates.
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