Andy Robertson heaps praise on 'excellent' Liverpool boss Arne Slot and reveals how Mohamed Salah has managed to improve with age

The Reds are all set to travel to Old Trafford on Sunday as they take on arch-rivals Manchester United in a crucial Premier League encounter. Liverpool are off to a flying start in the post-Jurgen Klopp era as they picked up two wins from their first two outings in the league.

Along with the club, star player Salah has also displayed exceptional form right from the beginning of the season by scoring twice and providing one assist in the two matches he has played thus far. Ahead of facing United, Reds defender Robertson heaped praise on the Egyptian as he claimed that the 32-year-old winger has only improved with each passing season. The Scottish full-back also spoke highly of manager Arne Slot's new approach that the Dutchman has inculcated in the team.

Speaking to the Daily Mail, Robertson said, "You can see the shape he's in. He is getting better with age in terms of his physical output and attributes. He is a big-game player. His goals and assists speak for themselves and he always shows up against our rivals. The minute he walked through this door he's set Anfield and other stadiums alight. He is a Premier League legend, of course, he is, but still wants to write a few more stories and hopefully, that is him showing up in other big games this season.

"Obviously he is our main man and teams try to stop him. Mo knows when a big game is on the horizon but he also sets standards every single day. He's a model professional and if any kids or anyone are looking at professionals to base themselves on, then Mohamed Salah is not a bad person to do it to. He dedicates his life to football."

The defender also threw light on Slot's ideas and tactics as he added, "So far the start has been excellent. Everyone has enjoyed learning a new way of playing and trying to implement the manager's ideas.

"We still have that freedom to help our wingers and overlap but defensively we have worked on certain things to hopefully become more defensively secure as a unit. He has left no stone unturned and it is up to us to go out and perform at the weekend. We've done that so far but this will be a different test."

After their trip to Old Trafford, the Merseyside club will be back in action on September 14 as they take on Nottingham Forest in the Premier League.