Football Manager 2024 predicts Arne Slot at Liverpool: Trent in midfield, Salah's worst scoring season & more

Liverpool's search for Jurgen Klopp's successor has led them to the Eredivisie, where Feyenoord's Arne Slot has been identified as the top target.

The Reds are now working to try and convince Feyenoord to part ways with their boss, but thankfully, things aren't that complicated on Football Manager 2024 where, with the magic of editing, we can throw Slot into the Anfield dugout right in time for the 2024/25 season.

Let's see how he gets on.

Slot signs his contract on July 1, 2024, replacing Klopp and beating surprise candidate Ange Postecoglou to the post.

He brings in a 4-2-3-1 formation and goes unbeaten over six games during the summer, partly in thanks to the final signing of the Klopp era, Ricardo Horta, who joined from Benfica for £25.5m as a farewell gift from the German.

The Premier League season arrives but Slot's tenure gets off to a bumpy start, with his Liverpool side drawing 0-0 with Brentford.

The biggest tactical shift from Slot is moving Trent Alexander-Arnold into midfield alongside Thiago Alcantara, who starts the campaign with a straight red card. Delightful.

Aston Villa rock up to Anfield and emerge with a 3-1 victory, with Slot turning to young Tyler Morton in his midfield alongside Alexander-Arnold. The 21-year-old gets a respectable match rating of 6.7, unlike Alisson and his 5.8.

Liverpool do bounce back with wins over Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest, but a tough run of fixtures goes about as badly as possible for Slot, whose side fall to Manchester City, Real Madrid and Tottenham in September. A 2-2 draw with Chelsea (who are starting Romelu Lukaku, by the way) is the only bright spot.

However, Slot's side do figure themselves out across October and November with a decent run of form across the