Why Arne Slot has yet to be confirmed as Liverpool manager as questions continue every week

Even for someone who appears to be an honest, upfront sort of manager, there is surely only so many times Arne Slot can try and keep a lid on his future.

The Feyenoord boss was once more being asked about the prospect of taking over from Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool for next season in the immediate aftermath of their 5-0 hammering of PEC Zwolle on Sunday.

Rather than reflecting on another goal-laden performance - Sunday's win means they have now scored 15 in their last four games - Slot was instead facing up to questions of succeeding Klopp at Anfield once more.

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In a press conference that was attended by a handful of journalists from the English footballing media, it was inevitable that Slot would be making headlines for soundbites relating to Anfield rather than De Kuip as the intrigue around his next move rages on.

And true to form, he answered with the same frankness of recent weeks, revealing: “I saw a few minutes of the game (Liverpool's 4-2 win over Tottenham) but we had to come to the stadium.

"Just the first goal (from Mohamed Salah), a great goal. It was a good win from Liverpool. If the official confirmation is there, and I go there, I will watch a lot of games from them.

“Sometimes in life, opportunities come along and you have to listen. I have made that choice for myself. In the next days and weeks, you will see the announcement. Last year I made the choice to stay and now, I probably made another choice.”

It was an assertion that followed from quotes attributed to Slot on Friday, where he said: “We haven't confirmed anything