New Liverpool manager Arne Slot has admitted his excitement towards his first experience of the Anfield atmosphere as Reds boss.
Liverpool have two friendlies scheduled for Sunday. They will first face Sevilla in front of the Anfield crowd before a behind-closed-doors outing with Las Palmas later in the day.
In his first set of programme notes as Liverpool manager, Slot urged fans to give him a full taste of what the famous stadium has to offer.
“I hope you have all enjoyed a good summer break, but I know you will all be as excited as I am about our return to competitive action next week,” Slot wrote.
“This fixture [against Sevilla], plus the one we will play against Las Palmas, will hopefully provide the ideal preparation for our opening Premier League game at Ipswich Town [next] Saturday.
“As you know, I have already been fortunate enough to experience the Anfield atmosphere as a spectator previously, but this will be my first taste of it as Liverpool’s head coach and I am looking forward to seeing – and hearing! – you all. I know you will give my players, my staff and myself all of your support going forward.”
Slot is ready to experience Anfield / Justin Berl/GettyImages
Slot went on to reveal his delight towards an “extremely positive” pre-season as he vowed to hit the ground running and maintain the momentum left behind by his predecessor, Jurgen Klopp.
“For sure, having everyone back will help us to continue improving as we head into the new season,” Slot said. “Those players will get some minutes under their belt [on Sunday] – this was the main reason we arranged two fixtures for this weekend – which is, of course, hugely important with the league season on the horizon.
“I am, of course, hugely optimistic heading into the new campaign. I said when I arrived at the club that Jurgen left the team in a very good place, and it has been great to be finally able to work with a full squad this week, and to see the quality that we have available.
“Now it is up to us to keep performing like Liverpool did for many years and, hopefully, to bring success to the club. I know that you all want that more than anything, and you can rest assured that myself, my players and my staff will be doing all that we can to deliver for you.
“Let’s get to work…”
