Focus battle! The Sun talks about the Double Reds: Liverpool is in a sluggish state, can Slott hold on to the situation?

On October 14th, "The Sun" wrote an article looking forward to the upcoming Premier League highlight match between Liverpool and Manchester United.

British media believe that defending champion Liverpool is facing an unprecedented dilemma. After a summer in which they spent £452.5 million, replaced half of the main team and broke the British transfer record twice, new coach Slott's team is in a sluggish state and is about to face its arch-rival Manchester United at Anfield with a low profile.

Although Manchester United has not won at Anfield in the past ten years, Liverpool has recently lost to Crystal Palace, Galatasaray and Chelsea, making last season's championship more like a glorious legacy of the Klopp era.

Slott's new players have been unable to integrate into the team, and the problem is particularly prominent. Wirtz, who is worth 116.5 million pounds, has yet to score or assist in the league; Mr. Isaac, who is worth 130 million pounds, is in no condition. The full-back combination of Frimpong and Kolquez, who spent a total of 69.5 million pounds, is struggling. Even Ekitic, who is worth 79 million pounds, was reprimanded by the coach due to disciplinary issues.

The article pointed out that Liverpool's luxury purchases are concentrated in the Bundesliga, and history has repeatedly proven that success in the German league does not guarantee glory in England, and cited many failure cases such as Werner, Sancho, Mkhitaryan and Pulisic. Slott not only has to knead these expensive new players into a whole and change the mature system that did not have a pure No. 10 position in the Klopp era, but also deal with the self-esteem issues in the locker room, including Salah, whose condition seems to be affected.

After inheriting Klopp’s championship team, Slott is now facing a severe test. In the next month, Liverpool will face Manchester City and Real Madrid successively. This will be a critical period to test the quality of the Dutch coach. The article ends with a tough question: Liverpool have world-class players, but do they have a world-class manager?