Before the away challenge to Manchester City, Liverpool coach Slott was interviewed by Sky Sports reporters and talked about Guardiola's thousands of games coaching Manchester City and the criticism of Red Army captain Van Dijk.

On Guardiola coaching Manchester City for 1,000 games

"You always look forward to watching his team play, in analyzing every opponent, it is always a pleasure to play against his team because you have the opportunity to watch five, six or seven of their games and you never get tired of it, at least I never Feeling boring because his team always have a very clear idea in terms of possession of the ball and they always try to keep the crowd happy and it's a pleasure to watch them play, in my opinion many other games no longer have that fun and today's games become more of dragging out time and filled with other things that I don't really like These are good ways to make opponents difficult to deal with, but Guardiola's team almost never uses them. "

"Of course, Barcelona during the Guardiola period was always looking forward to their game at 8 o'clock on Sunday night, because it was the most anticipated feast before the end of the weekend. When he went to other teams, he invented many new things, such as cutting inside full-backs and so on. It was always special to watch his team play. A lot of coaches can win, but Guardiola wins trophies with his unique style and that is what makes him special. I don’t know how many coaches can win at such a high level now. Coaching 1,000 games in the game requires huge sacrifices."

On the criticism of Van Dijk

"In the clubs I coached before, the captains I chose were younger, maybe not entirely because they were already team leaders, but I hope this can help. They become the leader of the team. But Van Dijk's status as the leader of the team is unquestionable. When you walk into the training ground and the training starts, you can hear his voice and feel that he has been an integral presence in the club over the years. There are few teams like him that I have led. Such a bold and outspoken captain. He has done a great job since he became the captain of this team. "

" Van Dijk sets his own standard at 10 points. When his performance is only 9 points, he will sometimes be criticized... If other players can show a 9-point performance. Now, he usually gets the praise, but he gets the criticism. In my opinion, there were one or two moments where he could have done better defensively, but maybe he should take that as a compliment because he set the bar very high for himself."