Slot: Bond between fans and myself will come through performance of the team

Arne Slot says that he hopes he will strike up a lasting relationship with Liverpool fans but he will go about things in a different way to his predecessor.

The Dutchman has made an efficient start in his first few months as manager both with results on the pitch and with the way he has handled the press pack and the overall impression he has given to the fanbase at large.

In a nutshell, he is grateful by what he has been left by an iconic figure and is respectful for what has gone before him.

But at the same time, he is someone who has a quiet confidence in his own methods and wants to impart that on this squad.

Just like Jurgen Klopp, Slot does not look to get bogged down in tedious talk like potential incomings or outgoings until they are done.

Speaking ahead of his first Premier League game as manager at Anfield (per the Mirror), Slot outlined what the fans will see and the sort of engagement that will grow from it.

“My way of doing things is let the team play in the best possible way and they enjoy the team playing and in that way they will hopefully admire, is that the word you use, or I will get a bond with them.

“But don’t expect me to go after the game and make fist pumps. That is not going to be my style. So it is more, let the team play in a certain way and they like the team and because of that they will like the manager as well.”

Slot admits that he has let his anger come to the surface when referee decisions do not go the way he would like, but he looks to quickly put it to one side and focus on the things he can control.

“ I wouldn’t say I lost it but sometimes you have some frustrations and nine out of ten times in the life of a manager it comes from referees decisions.

“But, no, that sometimes happens but I’ve not lost in a way where people are saying what is he doing? The only thing I can do is help the team before and during the game and then afterwards the boys have done so much work that they will be there to thank the fans.

"I might be there but I will never be in front of them, always behind them.”