Arne Slot shares Ruud van Nistelrooy revenge mission as he backs struggling Leicester boss
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Arne Slot has revealed he is out for revenge against Ruud van Nistelrooy when Liverpool host Leicester on Boxing Day. Slot has never beaten his compatriot as a manager, though has led the Reds to the top of the Premier League in his debut campaign at Anfield. Van Nistelrooy meanwhile recently took over at struggling Leicester.
While his reign started brightly, the Foxes have lost their last two games, conceding seven goals and failing to score a single time. He now faces the unenviable task of taking his side to the league leaders. And to make his task even harder, Slot has admitted he has added motivation. That comes from the duo's previous clashes as managers, during the 2022/2023 Eredivisie season.
Slot led Feyenoord to the Dutch title that season, but he failed to beat PSV Eindhoven, who were managed by Van Nistelrooy. PSV won 4-3 in September 2022 before the two sides drew in the reverse fixture, with Slot now looking to finally beat his compatriot.
“I was expecting you to tell the people over here that I lost once and drew once, but you made it positive saying that we won the league title! Which was true,” he replied to a question about their relationship. “ Cody Gakpo was in his team, so I am happy he is in my team now when we face Ruud, because I think in both games he scored. Ruud is a very nice person, first of all. I’ve met him once or twice.
HAVE YOUR SAY! How should Liverpool line up against Leicester? Comment below. "And I think he did really well when he was at PSV because for the last one-and-a-half years they have been on top of the league table, but if you look at the second half of Ruud’s season I think they didn’t even lose anymore, at all.
