Arne Slot outlines 3 weaknesses in Manchester United after famous Liverpool win

Liverpool's master tactician Arne Slot has offered up a detailed dissection of Erik ten Hag's struggling Manchester United tactics after watching his side comfortably dismantle the opposition 3-0 at Old Trafford.

Slot waxed analytical in a post-match discussion, praising his team's flawless start to the Premier League campaign and unraveling the tactical weaknesses of United. With Luis Diaz netting twice and Mohamed Salah adding to the rout, Slot pinpointed where Ten Hag's tactics are falling short.

He started off by noting a significant shift in United's pressing game compared to last season, followed by calling out the positioning of its full-backs which presents opportunities for opponents' wingers. Finally, he stressed on the importance of having midfielders who can dominate one-on-one duels.

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Slot began when speaking to Sky Sports: "Last season, there were man marking on the midfield, and they had a press with the seven and 11 (the wingers). So with the striker, and one of the wingers jumped with him.

"This season, they are more with a 9 and 10 press, so they're more in a 442. So that's different, of course. I see them, in my opinion, working harder if the ball is being played through them, so they run more. That's at least what I saw in their first games.

"Their style is also - this is maybe last season, I don’t remember that well - but their full-backs, nine out of ten times, are really high, and then Casemiro comes in between. So, if you pick up the ball and you can keep Diaz and Mo Salah high, then you're constantly in a one-on-one situation.

"Then you need midfielders that can run, and we had three of them today that kept running, and if they arrive in a duel, they are aggressive enough to win it. So that was, I think, one of the main reasons why we could win today."