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Unai Emery reveals which Liverpool team is ‘better’ out of Jurgen Klopp and Arne Slot’s sides

Shamanth Jayaram

Wed 19 February 2025 6:55, UK

Liverpool take on Unai Emery’s Aston Villa in the Premier League on Wednesday.

The Reds are seven points clear of Arsenal at the top of the table right now, and a win at Villa Park will put them𝓡 in a much stronger position than they already are.

Arne Slot has done a remarkable job since taking charge of the Reds. He is one ꧑of the biggest reasons why they are wh𝄹ere they are in the table right now.

But, which Liverpool side is better – the one managed by Slot or the successful team that played under Jurgen Klopp when he was at the helm?

Emery has had his say.

Unai Emery reveals which Liverpool team is better – Arne Slot’s or Jurgen Klopp’s

Liverpool have been an incredible side for many ye🐷ars now.

Klopp📖 will go down as a Liverpool legend for everything he did during his time at Anfield. He was the one who made Liverpool great again and won it all over the years.

Emery knows Klopp very w𒈔ell having faced him on many occasions, and he has come up against Slot’s Liverpool side once already this campaign as well.

That makes the Spaniard a great judge about which side is better, and he has now had his say ahead of the game on Wednesday nighꦛt.

He said, a😼s per : “I appreciate a very high performance they are getting this year, more than the last two years whenꦜ I arrived here.

“Of course, with Klopp they did fantastic, but thisౠ year with Slot they are even doing better.

“For me as a coach, it’s really a big challenge, great challenge to try to be motiv♛ated, how we can collectively set our gameplan against them. It is the most difficult match we are going to play for the last weeks and months.”

Unai Emery’s record vs Jurgen Klopp and Arne Slot compared

Emery gets a lot of criticism at times, but he is on𝄹e of the most successful managers in the game today.

The Spaniard has won 11 trophies over the years, four of which hav🌼e been Europa Leagues. He is 𒁃phenomenal and has the tactical acumen to beat any manager in the world.

However, Emery’s record against both Klop🌄p and Sl🍨ot is not great.

Slot beat Emery’s side in the reverse fixture in the Premier League earlier in the season, while Klopp got the better of the Spaniard on seven of the 11 occasions they came up against each otheಌr.

However, the one ꧒time Emery did beat Klopp was in🐻 the Europa League final back at the end of the 2015/16 season.

Emery’s Sevilla beat Klopp’s Liverpool 3-1 at St Jakob-Park꧂ in Switzerland.