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Arne Slot assessed a first meaningful match after Liverpool gave their defence a £75m makeover and concluded: “We need to be better defensively.” It wasn’t an attempt to make the Community Shield an indictment of Jeremie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez, his deluxe pair of new full-backs.





Florian Wirtz impressed at Wembley as part of Liverpool's improved forward line (Liverpool FC via Getty Images)

“What made us really strong last season was we mostly won by a goal or a margin of one goal,” Slot said.

“Against Bilbao, we didn't concede one chance at all [from open play] but we conceded two set-pieces which are also a big part of football,” said Slot.



Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk (left) looked sluggish against Crystal Palace in the Community Shield (The FA via Getty Images)

Then there is the shifting shape of the midfield.



Liverpool were beaten in the Community Shield after conceding twice against Crystal Palace (Adam Davy/PA Wire)

But for those who like to play fantasy football, overloading with attackers, Slot is looking to fuse attacking ambition with stability.

Slot is looking for tweaks to ensure Liverpool are not their successors.