Arne Slot makes 'very tough' Liverpool admission as he prepares to replace Jurgen Klopp

Arne Slot doesn’t believe that managing Liverpool will be any harder than his current role with Feyenoord.

The Reds have agreed a deal with the Eredivisie outfit for the 45-year-old to succeed Jurgen Klopp as manager, though his appointment is yet to be officially confirmed. However, Slot has previously played down any concerns about the delay, insisting his switch will be finalised sooner rather than later.

Liverpool will pay an emotional goodbye to Klopp when he takes charge of his final match, at home to Wolves, on Sunday after a highly-successful nine-year reign at Anfield. During his time with the Reds, he has led his side to Premier League, Champions League, and FIFA Club World Cup glory, while also lifting two League Cups, an FA Cup, and the European Super Cup.

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Meanwhile, Slot is also set to oversee his final game in charge of Feyenoord this weekend when the Dutch side host Excelsior. During his three years with the club, he has lifted both the Eredivisie and the KNVB Cup.

Neither Liverpool or Feyenoord have anything riding on their final matches of the season, with their respective third and second place finishes already secured - along with Champions League qualification - leaving both clubs free to focus on bidding farewell to their departing managers.

Slot is admittedly a left-field appointment at Anfield, having never managed outside of the Netherlands, with Liverpool’s move for the Dutchman catching onlookers by surprise last month.

But the 45-year-old has insisted the challenge awaiting him on Merseyside in succeeding Klopp will be no more difficult than what he would have faced had he stayed at Feyenoord.

“I think that almost every trainer of a top club is on the edge of being overworked,” he told Algemeen Dagblad . “Being a head coach is a very tough job.

“Especially at a top club with so many opinion makers in front of you every week. I really experienced this, as it turns out, last season at Feyenoord as tough.

“That would also have been the case if I had stayed at Feyenoord. Expectations in De Kuip are also high. People expect good football and good results. That has often been successful, but as a trainer you are constantly working on that.

“If you are not 20 percent better than your opponent in matches, you can lose points.”