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Liverpool boss Arne Slot has revealed that former Arsenal player with 422 appearances was his absolute idol

Liverpool thrashed Bayer Leverkusen 4-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday evening.

Arne Slot’s men are now top of the European standings having taken maximum points from their first four gam𓂃es.♛

Luis Diaz scored a hat-trick against Leverkusen🤪 and has earned most of the plaudits but C༒urtis Jones also received praise for his stellar performance.

Jamie Carragher was quick to hail the Liverpool midfielder on X (formerly known as Twitter), posting to his 2.2 m🎐illion ��followers.

Slot spoke to Carragher on CBS ♋post-match and revealed that a former Arsenal player was his idol growing up.

Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images
Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images

Arne Slot says Dennis Bergkamp was his idol

Speaking to , Slot revealed that former Arsenal playmaker Dennis Bergkamp was his absolute idol growing up.

The Liverpool boss admitted tha🐟t he watched a lot of his compatri🗹ot alongside Thierry Henry, who was on the CBS panel.

Bergkamp, who made 422 appearances for The Gunners, is wideཧly consꦍidered as one of the most elegant players to ever grace the Premier League.

John Hartson famously said the Arsenal legend wouldn’t leave any footprints if he played in💫 the snow – evincing his ability to glide on the pitch.

Slot starting to show his personality more

Slot is now really♒ beginning to show his charisma and humour in the media and that was evident in the CBS interview.

Earlier this season, he cut a calm figure on the touchlཧine but in recent weeks, he’s become much more animated.

Perhaps he’s starting 🐓to feel more comfortable in his new role, which♓ can only be a good thing for Liverpool.