Ryan Gravenberch has admitted he is loving life under Arne Slot at Liverpool having listed the ways his approach differs from Jurgen Klopp and having also spoken about the tactical tweak that floored Manchester United last weekend.
The Netherlands star moved to Anfield last summer, the final addition of Liverpool‘s four summer signings last year and ultimately proving to be the final signing of the Jurgen Klopp era at Anfield. Costing £34.2m (€40m / $44.4m) from Bayern Munich, the 22-year-old opted to leave the Bundesliga giants in search of more regular first-team football having been marginalised under then boss Thomas Tuchel at the Allianz Arena.
But while the midfielder made 38 appearances across his debut season, only 20 of those were starts, with the 12-times capped Netherlands international more often than not starting on the bench and playing second fiddle to the likes of Alexis Mac Allister, Wataru Endo and Dominik Szoboszlai.
However, this season, Gravenberch has made the defensive midfield role for Liverpool his own, starting all three of their games to date and completing 90 minutes in two of them, lasting 89 minutes in the other.
And with Liverpool adopting a more possession-based style than previously seen under Klopp, the Dutchman has excelled in the base of the midfield, and having made the most of his chance to impress, which has largely come around after the failure to convince Martin Zubimendi to ditch Real Sociedad for Anfield.
Now Gravenberch has admitted he is loving life under the new Reds boss and has lifted the lid on the confidence he has instilled in his game which could ensure Liverpool sporting director Richard Hughes thinks twice over signing a new No 6 in 2025.
