Liverpool record eye-catching xG statistic in Arne Slot's winning Premier League start

Feargal Brennan

Liverpool record eye-catching xG statistic in Arne Slot's winning Premier League start image

Liverpool boss Arne Slot has enjoyed a strong start to life at Anfield with successive wins in his opening two Premier League games of the 2024/25 season.

The 'Age of Arne' has started encouragingly, as the Dutch coach looks to put his stamp on the squad following Jurgen Klopp's summer exit from Merseyside.

Back-to-back 2-0 victories over Ipswich Town and Brentford has ignited fan confidence over the potential of a title charge despite a lack of transfer activity this summer.

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Slot has looked to reshape his midfield during preseason with Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai adapting to new roles, with positive initial results.

Fans looking for exactly how impressive Slot's early days at Liverpool have been will be impressed by their expected goals statistics both for and against in the opening fortnight.

As per the latest data from FotMob, Liverpool have registered the highest xG so far this season at a whopping 5.3, with xG against Slot's team at 0.8.

That places the Reds top of the xG Premier League table, and bottom of the xGA rankings — two major positives for Slot.

Liverpool are one of four teams to win their opening two games, alongside defending champions Manchester City, Arsenal and Brighton & Hove Albion.

Only four teams have outscored their current tally of four EPL goals and only themselves and Mikel Arteta's Gunners have not conceded a goal.

Feargal Brennan

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Feargal is a content producer for The Sporting News. He has been working with TSN since the start of 2022 after stints with Reach, Amazon UK and Squawka in a nomadic career in the football media pyramid. Always with a keen eye on Arteta's 'Reds' and Kenny's Ireland 'Greens' and  a100% five-a-side penalty record.