Every word Arne Slot said on Alexander Isak, Florian Wirtz, and Liverpool vs Atletico Madrid

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Liverpool will be aiming to make the perfect start to its Champions League campaign on Wednesday - although that certainly won't be an easy task for Arne Slot's side against Atletico Madrid.

Diego Simeone's side is the first to visit Anfield in the competition this season, and will no doubt pose a tough test for the Reds, who have been placed among the favorites to claim a seventh European crown.

Ahead of tomorrow's game, Slot spoke to the media at his pre-match press conference, where he addressed a number of topics, including Alexander Isak's expected debut, and Florian Wirtz's start to the season.



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It is already a Champions League game to look forward to, but if people look forward to his playing time, that could mean that could happen tomorrow as well.”

Could he start.

He's part of a team that is number one in the league at the moment."

On Liverpool's start to the season

"I think we are far above my expectations [from] during the summer.

It was a difficult game for us, so I don’t think anyone played brilliantly well - but he definitely played well and it’s good to have him in the squad, that’s for sure."

His thoughts on the new Champions League format after last season

"It’s not a smart thing to do to judge something on one event because if I judged it on one event I would say it's tough and no interest if you end up number one or number seven or number eight because we had a very difficult draw [in the last 16 against Paris Saint-Germain].

"What I like about this draw is tonight I will go home after this press conference, I am in front of the television and I am looking at which game is going to come up because there is always going to be a nice game because there can be a pot one team that plays a pot one team.

It was a frustration to lose it with penalties.

"But if you are out, what I feel, if I am out I prefer to go out to the team that wins it in the end because that tells you if you can bring them so far, it is a bit too simple to say we weren't that far off winning it as well, but we felt that was the best team in Europe last season - and I think everyone agrees with that.