Fans have been left in disbelief after hearing who Arne Slot claimed was the greatest Premier League manager of all time.
Slot has adapted to life in the Premier League like a duck to water so far, winning all of his first three games without conceding a goal including their most recent win at Old Trafford.
Liverpool ran away 3-0 winners on Sunday, with goals from Luis Diaz and Mo Salah earning the points for Slot's side, who sit just behind Manchester City on goal difference in the Premier League table.
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Many had doubts over how Slot would do after taking over from Jurgen Klopp's nine-year tenure, but that has been far from the case so far and Liverpool fans have every right to be optimistic about the season ahead.
While Slot may be getting it right on the pitch, fans are baffled following the Dutchman's choice for the 'greatest Premier League manager of all time'.
Slot was asked alongside his fellow Premier League managers by Sky Sports as part of a promotion for the channel coverage and the Liverpool boss was the only gaffer to snub Sir Alex Ferguson and Pep Guardiola.
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"The first one that comes to my mind is Kenny Dalglish, and of course Jurgen Klopp," Slot told Sky Sports.
It was clear Slot was trying to impress his new employers, but choosing two managers with only two Premier League titles between them may be pushing it slightly.
While Dalglish's achievement with Blackburn Rovers in 1995 remains one of the more impressive of the Premier League era, fans haven't take too well to Slot's apparent bias.
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One fan replied: "That man said Kenny Dalglish haha."
Liverpool fans were unsurprisingly more forgiving: "I love Slot’s answer."
Another commented: "You can’t expect Slot to say Pep or Ferguson haha."
However, the majority continued to be unimpressed: "That Slot fella lying with a straight face. He sure knows where his fat cheque comes from!"
Tom Jenkins