Arne Slot hit back at Gary Neville’s pre-season prediction on Tuesday (Image: Liverpool / Getty)
has wasted no time getting one over on after fired a subtle dig at the ex- star.
have enjoyed a stellar start to the season and currently sit nine points clear after 13 matches.
As Christmas begins to close in, the Reds are dreaming of a second title in five years – something that was unthinkable when Slot took over from in the summer.
Neville was among those expecting Slot and co. to miss out on a title challenge first time around, with the Dutch manager asked about the player-turned-pundit’s prediction on Tuesday.
Asked about Neville making a U-turn on his pre-season prediction, Slot replied: “Is that the first time he did so? He had a different opinion at the start of the season about us!”
Before conceding: “Which probably most people had so he was not the only one except for our fans.”
Carragher didn’t need any invitation to use this as an opportunity to get one over on his Sky Sports colleague, with the former defender reposting the clip of Slot digging out Neville on X.
Neville had labelled ‘strong favourites’ following their weekend win over , telling Sky Sports: “It’s an unbelievable performance from .
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Arne Slot has already endeared himself to the Anfield faithful (Image: Getty)
“The people who have appointed [Slot], the people who’ve created the stability, the players, most of all, in the sense of getting behind him. It’s really incredible what we’re watching…
“There’s a real expectation but they’ll be very, very strong favourites. Nine points clear of , 11 points clear of and there’s still four or five months to go. The title race doesn’t start until April. We’re just in early December.”
With City boss having recently conceded his side aren’t title challengers right now and having been left in ’s wake, Slot would be forgiven for getting giddy about his side’s current performances.
But the ex-Feyenoord man has , saying: “It’s not that special for us to be on top of the or Champions League. This club, this team, these players are used to be top of the league and competing for every trophy.
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“They have experienced this. They also know it’s a long season and to win the league against the likes of , and City – because I see those three as our main competitors – that you have to be on top of our game for 10 months.
“We’ve seen the quality of the three already and know we have to stay on top of our game. We now face who beat and at home, and drew with City. They don’t need me to tell them how tough a game it will be.”
’s title charge continues away to United this week.