There were several factors in Slot's favour, with the Feyenoord manager showing in his previous roles that he can get his teams punching above their weight without a big budget to work with.
He added: Ruben Amorim was strongly linked, and is understood to have shown up well during the due diligence process, but sources always insisted that the suggestion that he was a preferred' candidate was incorrect.
As soon as Jurgen Klopp announced his intention to step down, and even before then, the Reds were working round-the-clock to identify the right replacement. From the outset, they insisted that it would be a thorough and private process, led to a large degree by the club's data department.
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