Topics: Liverpool, Premier League, Jurgen Klopp, Arne Slot, Football
Arne Slot made a piece of Liverpool history against Brentford on Sunday that even Jurgen Klopp failed to do during his time at Anfield.
The Reds defeated Brentford 2-0 at Anfield in their first home Premier League game of the season, with Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah scoring either side of half-time.
The scoreline makes it back-to-back 2-0 wins for Liverpool under Slot, as they beat Ipswich at Portman Road in the previous weekend.
It wasn't a completely serene afternoon for the new Reds boss, as he had a tense exchange with Trent Alexander-Arnold after the right-back was substituted, but it was otherwise an ideal afternoon at Anfield.
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Remarkably, the victory meant that Slot created a piece of Liverpool history by becoming the first Reds manager in the Premier League era to win their opening two league matches.
Klopp began his Liverpool career in 2015 with a 0-0 draw at Tottenham - although did take over a squad in much different circumstances to the current one.
Looking back to the pre-Premier League era, iconic Liverpool boss Bill Shankly saw his side lose 4-0 to Cardiff City in his first Second Division game in charge in 1959.
Fifteen years later, his successor Bob Paisley's Liverpool side beat Luton 2-1 - by then the Reds were a dominant force in English football.
But even Paisley didn't record two wins on the bounce at the start, with the Luton victory followed by a 0-0 draw at Wolves.
Graeme Souness is the most recent Liverpool manager to win his opening two games, having defeated Norwich and Crystal Palace by 3-0 scorelines in April 1991.
Speaking after the victory over Brentford, Slot explained to BBC Sport: "It was a good start. We didn't concede much.
"The only big chance we conceded was a set piece, and that's already so difficult when you play Brentford because they can threaten you in so many ways - one of those is certainly from a set piece.
"A set piece from them also led to our first goal, which is pleasing to see.
"To get a great start like this, you have to work really hard, and that's what the boys did.
"We started playing better and better in the second half, which led to many good chances. The only thing we didn't do is kill the game earlier."
