Liverpool have entered a new era, a post-Klopp era. The German Jurgen Klopp has become synonymous with Liverpool Football Club and it is bound to be difficult for Liverpool supporters to move on following his departure from the red half of Merseyside.

However, change is inevitable in life, and even more so in football. A number of clubs change players and management every year hoping to improve their achievements or to forget the disappointments from the previous seasons. The change at Liverpool comes in the form of manager Arne Slot. The Dutchman has taken over from the always energetic and charismatic Jurgen Klopp.

Klopp consistently challenged for the top prizes in the country as well as in Europe with his Liverpool team consisting of superstars such as Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Allison Becker. He has managed to replace key players while keeping the performances to the highest quality following the departures of players like Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane.

The defensive midfield position for Liverpool is probably the only position in this current squad that needs some sorting out. The Hungarian captain, Dominik Szoboszlai is brilliant, but the team needs someone to partner him in midfield and support the attacking trio of the Egyptian superstar Mohamed Salah, the Colombian Luis Diaz and the enigmatic Uruguayan Darwin Nunez. Fans will be hoping for a signing that will fill the hole in the defensive midfield position before the season’s opening game against the newly promoted Ipswich Town. Martin Zubimendi is one such player that has been on the radar of Liverpool this season. The Real Sociedad man might solve the problem if Liverpool can lure him out of Spain.

While most of the players from last season will still be at the club, the void left by Jurgen Klopp will be hard to fill. Arne Slot is coming off a stellar season with Feyenoord where he led them to the Eredivisie title. This was Feyenoord’s first title in six years. Even with his impressive resume, the Premier League is a different beast. Many experienced and well known managers have found it hard to cope with the pace and style of the English league, especially in their first season.

They comfortably secured third place last season, but the top four battle this season might be tougher than the last with the teams around them strengthening their respective squads. The Reds finished in third place last season, 9 points behind the champions Manchester City. The gap seems too wide for Liverpool to make up in the first season under the management of Arne Slot. So, a Liverpool title charge sounds a little optimistic with a new man at the helm, but stranger things have happened in football.

Write them off at your own risk as the Liverpool squad is more than capable of going head-to-head with anyone and winning the Premier League title. With a new era beckoning, only time will tell if the Dutchman Arne Slot will be ushering in an era of triumph or turmoil at Anfield.