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Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville gave his verdict on the performance from Liverpool in Arne Slot's first game as head coach(Image: Sky Sports/ Getty)

Gary Neville has explained how a chance meeting with Arne Slot taught him a great deal about the Liverpool head coach months before he guided the Reds to the Premier League title.

Manchester United hero Neville chanced upon Slot in Manchester on Christmas Eve while they two were doing some last-minute shopping.

And Neville, speaking on The Overlap USA, admitted Slot's presence on rival turf and relaxed manner impressed him, with the Liverpool boss showing a different side to his personality away from the pitch.

Slot led the Reds to the club's 20th league championship with four games to spare and less than 12 months after taking over from Jurgen Klopp as Liverpool boss.

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Neville said: "I'm not sure I've told this story before but on Christmas Eve I go out into Manchester every single year.

But the fact of the matter is, he's done a great job."

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Neville - who tipped Liverpool to finish outside the Champions League places following Slot's appointment - has since been effusive with his praise for the former Feyenoord boss.

He labelled Slot's debut Premier League season as one of the "best coaching performances" after the title was secured with a 5-1 thumping of Tottenham Hotspur in late April.

"I think he's done an absolutely brilliant job, honestly," he said on the Gary Neville Podcast.

"I think that at the start of the season - none of us can rewrite history - there weren't many Liverpool fans who thought they would win the league, let alone anybody else.

"I don't remember any pundit or analyst or journalist or fan really saying Liverpool will win the league.
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