Arne Slot outlines one factor that didn't lead to seamless integration at Liverpool

Liverpool head coach says it at that there was a strong contingent of players from the Netherlands already on Merseyside when he arrived to take over from .

"It helps to bring Dutch staff members in that you know for a long time — but they don't even have to be Dutch," he told . "It helps that the staff who were already here were very good professionals and very good human beings, so together we could hit the ground running, as they say."

So far, Slot has won nine out of 10 matches in charge of . Next, there is a much trickier run of games coming which starts with at home and the visits to RB Leipzig and .

"For me, it doesn't matter if Virgil would have been French, Dutch or German," he explained. "I like him because of the quality that he has. That is what he brings and what he should bring to this club, and as a result to me as well.

"But it's not like I'm in Manchester and I say, "Where should I go for dinner tonight? Let's call Virgil". That's not the way it works!

"It's good to bring a few staff members with you that you know for a long time and they are Dutch, but I don't care if Virgil is Dutch, or , or — I only care about their quality, and that helps the club and me."

Liverpool.com says: Slot has integrated really well at Liverpool for a variety of reasons. Having fellow Dutchman there won't have been a bad thing but the structure that he has walked into is strong and the roster he inherited was very good. Bigger tests are just around the corner but at this point, there can be very little questioning about his excellent beginning.