Liverpool's Stellar Season Start Under New Manager Arne Slot

Liverpool has displayed impressive performance this season with new manager Arne Slot. Mohamed Salah has been instrumental, scoring in every game. Despite contract distractions, the team maintains focus. Liverpool's defense remains strong, and they face a busy schedule ahead with key players logging significant minutes. Harvey Elliott's injury is a setback.

Liverpool has yet to allow a goal this season, with Mohamed Salah scoring in each of their three victorious games.

If this is what contract distractions look like at Anfield, new manager Arne Slot is fine with it.

Salah, captain Virgil van Dijk, and right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold are all in the final year of their deals. Despite this, Liverpool, the only team keeping pace with defending champion Manchester City, remains focused. Slot reiterated during a press conference that "we don't talk about contract situations over here" unless there's a new deal. The focus is on securing a fourth win in a row when Nottingham Forest visits Merseyside on Saturday.

"I'm fully focused on the individuals and the team," Slot said. He aims to get the best out of every player, ensuring that the ongoing contract situations are not a distraction. The transition from Jurgen Klopp has been seamless. Slot is the first manager to win his first three Premier League games without conceding a goal since Sven-Göran Eriksson at Man City in 2007. "It's not the defense who keeps a clean sheet — it's 11 players who keep a clean sheet," Slot emphasized. With seven games in the next three weeks, including a Champions League match at Inter Milan, Liverpool faces a busy schedule.

Many Liverpool players logged heavy minutes for their national teams during the international break. Salah marked his 100th cap for Egypt with a goal in a 4-0 victory over Botswana in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. In the Premier League this season, Salah is the only player to have scored three goals and provided three assists. However, Harvey Elliott's foot fracture, which sidelines him for several weeks, is "a blow" for both the team and the midfielder. "He would have had a lot of playing time in the upcoming fixtures," Slot added.

(With inputs from agencies.)