Arne Slot reveals Liverpool tactical ploy that troubled Manchester United in Old Trafford defeat

Arne Slot revealed he had told his Liverpool players to press high against Manchester United after hailing a performance that delivered everything he wanted.

A double from Luis Diaz in the first half and a strike from Mohamed Salah after the break handed Slot's side a 3-0 win and the Dutchman bragging rights against Erik ten Hag.

Slot regularly waved his players forward when United's possession began with Andre Onana and they struggled to play out from the back as a result and gave up possession in their own half on several occasions, with all three Liverpool goals resulting from turnovers in the opposition half.

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"I normally don’t use the word proud but the work rate without the ball, we try to press as high as we can but if they play over or through our press, we try to make sure we don’t need Ali. The way we played with the ball was also very good today," he said.

It was a dismal day for United and the pressure is back on Ten Hag after two defeats in United's first three Premier League games, but Slot preferred to focus on the quality of his team's performance as Liverpool made it three wins out of three.

Asked if the game could have gone any better, Slot said: "No, everything what you want to see as a manager you saw in this game.

"There were difficult moments for us, United started really well but then we have a disallowed goal [from Trent Alexander-Arnold] and there was no negative reaction, kept on playing, scoring three, could have scored more, two important saves from Ali and the work rate was incredibly well without the ball and that makes it a