"As 2025 began, Slot's side were eight points clear of Forest at the top of the Premier League table, and had won every single one of their Champions League and League Cup games. It wasn't just the results that were impressive, either. In those first few months, Slot's side looked like a near-perfect synthesis of the methods that had worked so well under Klopp, and something new: more direct, more incisive, more clinical and incredibly ruthless."
"To say things started going wrong from there would be an overstatement: Liverpool eased to the title, with a 3-2 loss away to Fulham their only major league hiccup until they had already wrapped up the title with four games to spare. We're not going to hold it against them that they didn't win any of those remaining games. But there was a certain sense of their aura of near-invincibility slipping away."
"A rampant PSG gave them a serious reality check in the Champions League, and Liverpool were hugely in Alisson's debt for taking it as far as penalties before they were eliminated. The lowlight came at Wembley in the League Cup final in March. Eddie Howe's Newcastle United were excellent on the day and ran out as worthy winners but there was no question, either, that Liverpool completely and utterly failed to turn up."
Liverpool under Arne Slot began the season with near-flawless form, combining Klopp-era methods with a more direct, incisive and clinical approach. By early 2025 the team led the Premier League comfortably and had won every Champions League and League Cup match up to that point. The title was secured with games to spare, though a few results dented the aura of invincibility. Liverpool suffered cup disappointments, including an FA Cup exit to Plymouth, a late Merseyside draw at Goodison Park, a heavy Champions League reality check against PSG and a poor League Cup final performance.
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