Arne Slot breaks astonishing 20-year Jose Mourinho record as Dutch boss enjoys red-hot start to life in Liverpool
ARNE SLOT has had no trouble slotting right into the gaping hole left by Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool.
The Dutchman has guided the Reds to a sensational start to the season, breaking a 20-year record in the process.
A 4-0 thrashing of Bayer Leverkusen means that Slot’s Liverpool side are now top of both the Premier League and Champions League tables.
While his team have lost just ONE of their first 16 games under the guidance of the former Feyenoord boss.
In fact, Liverpool have won 14 of those 16 games – making Slot the most successful Premier League manager in history in his first 16 games in charge.
The 46-year-old has toppled Jose Mourinho off that list of bosses, with the Special One managing 13 wins out of 16 when he first arrived at Chelsea in 2004.
While Carlo Ancelotti also achieved the same record during his first season with the Blues in 2009.
Slot has beaten a number of other top gaffers to the title, bettering the records of former Chelsea trio Avram Grant, Antonio Conte and Maurizio Sarri.
While also winning two more games than Unai Emery managed in his first 16 matches in charge of Arsenal as Arsene Wenger‘s successor.
Liverpool have only dropped points to Nottingham Forest and Arsenal so far this season.
Slot's record breaking stat
New Premier League managers with the most wins after 16 games in all competitions...
- Arne Slot: 14 (Liverpool, 2024)
- José Mourinho: 13 (Chelsea, 2004)
- Carlo Ancelotti: 13 (Chelsea, 2009)
- Avram Grant: 12 (Chelsea, 2007)
- Antonio Conte: 12 (Chelsea, 2016)
- Unai Emery: 12 (Arsenal, 2018)
- Maurizio Sarri: 12 (Chelsea, 2018)
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While the Merseyside club have conceded just six goals in the Prem and only once in Europe.
But the incredible start may be about to hit its toughest test so far.
Liverpool’s next five fixtures in all competitions include clashes against Real Madrid, Manchester City, Aston Villa and Newcastle United.
However, Slot doesn’t seem fazed by the task at hand, suggesting that his team will be competing on all fronts this season.
Speaking after their victory over Leverkusen, he said: “In our position there’s alway pressure, and this is the pressure we give ourselves as well.
“If you work at Liverpool, or if you play at Liverpool as a player or as a manager, you know the manager that is going to come next.
“And so many other great players have set the standards so high over here that there always feels like there is a bit of pressure.
“But we also embrace this [pressure], because that’s also what we want. We want to be where we are now. We want to compete for everything.”