Arne Slot has spoken about Erik ten Hag (Image: YouTube Liverpool FC) Liverpool manager Arne Slot has revealed that he does view Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag as a 'friend'.

The Dutchman has made a sensational start to life in the Anfield dugout, guiding his side to a 2-0 victory over Ipswich Town on the opening day of the season and then another 2-0 win over Brentford last weekend.

Slot now has his sights set on making it three wins from three in impressive style as his side head to Old Trafford to face United, with fellow Dutch manager Ten Hag hoping to put an end to his opposite number's good form.

But probed on whether Slot would regard Ten Hag as a friend, the ex-Feyenoord boss reasoned that he doesn't know the United boss well enough to view him in that way.

Slot continued: "No, friends is something else but a very good relationship. A friend is someone you see a lot and go to dinner, we don't know each other well enough."

The 45-year-old went on to speak about how he is well aware of how fierce Sunday's match is set to be, especially given that his side are away.

"When we played them in the States it was 50/50 and 80,000 but the atmosphere will be different," he continued. "I am not expecting half the stadium to cheer for us. What makes it different is the teams have a lot of different players on the pitch.

"Some people tell me a few things about this fixture but when you work at Liverpool, everyone knows how important this game versus United is. It's similar to how important Ajax against Feyenoord is but I know the importance of Liverpool versus United."

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