Arne Slot’s side are up to the test as they breeze through tough fixture run

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Arne Slot’s side have now experienced a number of tough tests throughout the campaign so far. The Reds have sharpened up their defensive record and look to have a more measured approach to games. So, can any stop them as they have constantly passed the test so far this season.

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00:00So, Will, looking at Liverpool's fixtures, obviously, we mentioned this tough run and

00:07they've come through with flying colours. How do you reflect on it? How are fans feeling

00:12about it? The gap that they've got at the top of the Premier League is starting to just

00:17get wider with Manchester City and Arsenal making a few errors as well.

00:22Yes, I think everyone has made a point that Liverpool's fixture list from the last international

00:30break to the one that's upon us now was very difficult. When Liverpool had this start to

00:36the season under Arnaud Slot, there was a track to say, well, they haven't played anyone

00:40yet and to be fair to Arnaud Slot as well, he said it a couple of times in his press

00:44conference that a lot of the teams that he played with were down the bottom end of the

00:49table. But from the last international break to this one, they've played Chelsea, they've

00:56beaten them, they've beaten the German champions Bayer Leverkusen, RB Leipzig who were flying

01:03in the Bundesliga, Brighton twice. We've seen what Brighton did to Manchester City at the

01:08weekend and they've beaten Aston Villa as well, fairly comfortably at Anfield. The only

01:13point that they have dropped was a 2-2 draw at Arsenal, which I don't think that's a bad

01:18result at all, is it? Drawing away at your title rivals when you probably weren't your

01:23best rival, especially in the first half of that game. So, I suppose they've got some

01:28tricky fixtures after the next international break, Manchester City, Newcastle to come

01:33and the Merseyside derby. But Liverpool have certainly shown that they can compete with

01:40any team in the Premier League, any team in Europe. I think they will have a wobble at

01:46one stage a little bit. It always happens to any team, maybe really can't pick up wins

01:56for a couple of weeks, but it's about how Liverpool can quickly bounce back after that

02:00and what Arnold Slotkin can do. Liverpool fans are going into every game now believing

02:06that they can win it, especially when they're going to be playing Real Madrid and Manchester

02:10City when the season recommences after the international break.

02:15So on that, six goals conceded, by far the least goals conceded in the league as well.

02:22This is something that must be really charging, their sort of fluent attack. Obviously, we

02:27mentioned it's a bit more of a steady approach under Arnie Schlott. It's all sort of coming

02:32together, it seems, at the right time. I know it's obviously early on, but the fans must

02:36be so excited.

02:37Yeah, they are. There's a perfect balance, really. Maybe in January they might look to

02:43adjust in the field. Obviously, they wanted Super Mendy in the summer, and did they still

02:49want to add to the engine room? But overall, it was a real good mix, and I think that's

02:55why confidence has grown among supporters.

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