SQUEAKY BUM TIME OVER FOR ARNE

Slot's lot are now hot to trot after boss was staring down the barrel

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TWENTY-FOUR days ago, Arne Slot wore the look of a beaten man.

Liverpool had just been pulverised by PSV Eindhoven at Anfield in the Champions League and he appeared to be staring down the barrel and facing the sack.

Fast-forward one month and he remains the Reds' king of the Kop. Not only has he resolved the awkward and delicate Mohamed Salah debacle impeccably but the Premier League champions now have their mojo back.

They are six unbeaten in all competitions and with basement boys Wolves and Leeds next up on the agenda, you can't shake the feeling that genuine momentum is now finally building.

Liverpool were made to work for victory by 10-man Tottenham and for now, retaining their crown looks out of the question.

Yet still, there is something so admirable about the way Slot has wrestled back the tide when he looked doomed. No wonder the hierarchy never lost faith because this was yet another performance where his stars ran through brick walls for the Dutchman.