Arne Slot has been getting to know the Liverpool squad this summer and has clearly been impressed with the players, both first team and academy.
Speaking with the press in the USA, the Dutchman said: “Many young players joined us here as well and there are a few that surprised me – in a positive way of course.
“But if your next question would be who they are, then you are not going to get the answer!”
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It was a rather coy response from the 45-year-old who was perhaps less willing to dish out compliments that the man who came before.
This is all expected though and it’s not just a different style we’ll see in training and on the pitch but also in front of the media.
You can watch Slot’s comments (from 4:13) via Liverpool FC on YouTube:
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Curtis Jones was a disappointment last season – and for mine is a player who is not up to the elite level of players required to win a Premiership – as such I think he is a player who should be sold.