Liverpool can win their second Premier League title in Arne Slot's first season at Anfield.
This is the view of Dutch football legend Johnny Rep, who is backing Slot to do 'great things' on Merseyside.
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Slot is set to replace departing Reds boss Jurgen Klopp in the summer with Liverpool agreeing a £9million-plus compensation deal with Feyenoord for the 45-year-old.
It's a tough task to replace Klopp, who has won every trophy available at Liverpool, including the Champions League and their first ever Premier League, but ex-Netherlands winger Rep believes Slot will make an immediate impact.
"Arne has what it takes to fill Klopp’s big boots and it’s possible he will win the Premier League in his first year," Rep told The Sun.
“Arne has done great things at Feyenoord, winning both the league and the cup and I can’t wait to see him do the same in Liverpool.
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“He has all the credentials to manage a club as big as Liverpool because he’s simply an excellent coach.”
Liverpool have been on the lookout for a new manager since January when Klopp announced he was quitting.
Klopp has won the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup, two Carabao Cups, the UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup in his spell which has lasted just under nine years.
Many Liverpool fans will fear that the levels he managed to get the team to won't be seen by his successor.
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But Rep, a two-time European Cup winner with Ajax, and key member of the Netherlands squad in their 1974 and 1978 World Cup campaigns, suggested that Slot can bring 'Total Football' to Anfield.
Rep added: “Arne was influenced by Johan Cruyff’s Total Football and, as a consequence, loves to set his teams up to attack and goes on the front foot with a lot of players.
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“But even though the offensive side of his game is the one that stands out, his teams are defensively adept, too.
“He will also improve Cody Gakpo and Ryan Gravenberch and bring some Feyenoord players with him.”