The Liverpool manager inherited a tough squad (Image: Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

Jurgen Klopp might be a Liverpool legend today, but the German didn't always have things easy at Anfield and will know exactly the pressure Arne Slot is under at the moment.

In fact, things were so bad for Klopp when he took the reins on Merseyside that he actually received an apology from Liverpool's owners for the state of the squad he inherited.

The German manager was unfazed by the predicament he found himself in, though, and simply explained to his bosses that all he needed was time.

Slot, who spent around £450million in the summer transfer window, doesn't have quite the same excuse as Klopp to fall back on, making his current situation all the more difficult.

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