By Martyn Herman
Liverpool kicked off the Arne Slot era in style with a 2-0 win at Ipswich Town in their opening Premier League game on Saturday, their first competitive match without Juergen Klopp at the helm in nine years.
Dutchman Slot will be expected to lead a Liverpool title challenge, as will Arsenal’s Mikel Arteta whose side opened with a 2-0 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers.
While Slot enjoyed an encouraging start to his reign, so did Brighton and Hove Albion’s 31-year-old Fabian Huerzeler, the Premier League’s youngest ever permanent manager, as his team won convincingly 3-0 at 10-man Everton.
Manchester United opened the new top-flight season on Friday with a 1-0 home defeat of Fulham while Manchester City, bidding for a record-extending fifth successive English title, begin against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Monday morning …