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Arne Slot lifts lid on Ryan Gravenberch’s Liverpool renaissance
Liverpool will be eager to get back to action this weekend in pursuit of a fourth Premier League win in a row.
The Reds have been nothing short of fantastic so far this season, winning all three of their opening games and not conceding a single goal.
In addition, Liverpool had the chance to stake an early claim for dominance against a rival, and they did so in style, hammering Manchester United 3-0 at Old Trafford.
Key to Liverpool’s early-season heroics has been Ryan Gravenberch, who has enjoyed a renaissance under Slot at Anfield.
The Dutchman was in and out of the starting XI last season under Jurgen Klopp, but Slot has deployed him as a No. 6 to brilliant effect.
Slot, speaking to the ahead of Saturday’s Nottingham Forest clash, lifted the lid on Gravenberch’s great form.
Arne Slot says ‘really fit’ Ryan Gravenberch benefits from how Liverpool are playing
On Gravenberch’s efforts to ‘learn’ his new role, Slot replied: “Yeah, learn that position, he’s been a midfielder all his life.
“Maybe he’s playing a bit deeper is the English word I think, a bit lower [and] deeper than he did before, but it’s not that much of a difference.
“I think he, like the other ones who do really well, benefit from how the team is playing.
“Ryan came back strong like many others and [by] stronger I mean really fit.
“He played some good games and took his chance, but I think in general, like the others who score goals, we are talking about the benefits also from a team structure.”
Gravenberch has been ‘reinvented’
It’s always pleasing to see a previously struggling player go on to become an established star for his club.
Gravenberch has obviously been working hard, and then Slot’s Midas touch in slightly tweaking his position has reaped dividends.
Pundit Tim Sherwood has spoken of Liverpool having “reinvented” Gravenberch over the summer.
“Gravenberch as a six has been a massive plus for me. He has been reinvented,” Sherwood told .
“People thought he was eight, he would run forward into the box.
“He can handle the ball, he can break up the game, and he has got Szoboszlai and Mac Allister either side of him, two of the best eights in there.
“And you have got Mo Salah who is absolutely on fire again.”