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Arne Slot's bizarre corner kick routine analysed as Liverpool boss causes chaos vs Sevilla

Liverpool manager Arne Slot
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Arne Slot's bizarre corner routine has caught the eye during pre-season. The Liverpool boss has adopted a new system that has got fans wondering why the Reds are not lined up in typical fashion.

During the 4-1 victory over Sevilla at Anfield on Sunday, the strange-looking set up was used in full effect. In the 60th minute, Liverpool had a corner and it was quite clear how the Reds wanted to hurt their opponents.

As captured by the Daily Mail, Liverpool lined up with a huddle around the back corner of the box. Eight players - and none inside the six-yard area - were situated in that group and the idea was for them to make runs into the area and making it difficult for defenders to know who to pick up.

In that situation, Ryan Gravenberch darted closest to the goalkeeper, Mohamed Salah stayed as the deepest while the rest went in and attacked the ball. That corner ended with Virgil van Dijk, who was relatively unmarked, having a free header which was saved, though the Dutchman should have done better.

From a defensive situation, Sevilla appeared to go zonal but looked out of sorts when the likes of Van Dijk and Quansah were steaming in and trying to get on the end of the cross. With Darwin Nunez and Ibrahima Konate also adding height to the mix, Slot's new corner system could cause trouble this season.

The Reds ended up running out comfortable 4-1 winners against Sevilla. Diogo Jota gave the Reds the lead before a quick-fire brace from Luis Diaz put them in total control. Peque pulled one back for the visitors midway through the second half before Trey Nyoni added a fourth shortly after.

Speaking on his first Anfield experience after the game, Slot said: "That’s always nice, no matter which team you lead. Always if you play a home game it’s always nice.

"If you lead a team with 15,000 fans it’s nice; if you lead a team with 50,000 it’s even nicer; and if you lead a team that has 60,000 fans that are also constantly behind the team, similar to my former club at Feyenoord, those are always games to look forward to, and I got a taste of it today."