Arne Slot reveals his own father is the biggest critic of his Liverpool side and found victory over Lille 'boring'

The Dutch coach is having a dream outing in his maiden season at Anfield. Liverpool lead the Premier League table by six points and also have a game in hand over both Arsenal and Nottingham Forest. They have also qualified for the Champions League knockout stage, having won all of their group-stage matches. Despite the Reds' dream run in the 2024-25 campaign, Slot claimed that his father has been his team's biggest critic and also revealed that he did not approve of the way the Merseyside club played in their win over Lille in the midweek in Champions League.

Speaking to The Times, the Reds boss said: "That is difficult for fans, and my father is a fan as well. When I call him after a game he says, ‘Ah, it wasn’t as exciting as other games of Liverpool’ [and that happened] when he watched the game against Lille. I had to try to explain to him you can easily lose these games if you are starting to force all kinds of difficult balls, but he’s not always agreeing with me then.

"There have definitely not been many [Liverpool] games where he has said: ‘Oh! I like what I saw!’. I think his favourite games would be one of the ones in which we had a comfortable lead far before the end, because he is always a bit nervous. Every game for us is tight, so I think [his favourite] would be West Ham away [when Liverpool won 5-0] or Tottenham away [when they won 6-3]."

The 46-year-old also revealed which Liverpool performances in the current season have impressed his father, as he added: "But since he was in the stadium against [Manchester] City and Real Madrid, I think if you were to ask him now he would tell you those were his most special moments because he was there with my mum as well.

“He might even know your names. I think he reads everything that is written! He is an ambassador for his amateur club and they play in Holland at a similar time to us. He has a lot of troubles, so the first half he goes there and then goes home really fast so he can see our game. He is following everything like most dads do. The funny thing is he was always quite critical [when I was playing] so when my son is playing I am like: ‘Oh! Well done! Well done!’ I think maybe my son will go to being critical again."

The Premier League leaders will be back in action on Saturday as they host Ipswich Town at Anfield.