How do Arne Slot's first 11 games at Liverpool stack-up against the other fast-starters in Premier League history - after Reds move five points clear at the top of the table

The absence of Liverpool in Gary Neville's pre-season top four prediction was, in some part, motivated by the lingering resentment and schadenfreude only lifelong rival can provide. Arne Slot has won 15 of his first 17 games as Liverpool manager, the best start as Reds boss The Dutchman has brought a slightly different style with him to Anfield and it is paying dividends with the side sitting top of the Premier League and Champions League Jose Mourinho The first of four Chelsea managers on this list, Jose Mourinho took English football by storm when he arrived as European champion in 2005. Jose Mourinho took the Premier League by storm when he arrived at Stamford Bridge in 2004 The Portuguese manager led the Blues to their first top-flight title in 50 years in a dominant debut campaign Luiz Felipe Scolari Big Phil Scolari touched down in west London in the summer of 2008 after Roman Abramovich decided he'd seen enough of Avram Grant, who had guided the Blues to second place in the Premier League and the Champions League final. John Gregory claimed nine wins and suffered two defeats in the final 11 games of the campaign, leading Aston Villa to seventh Frank Clark When legendary manager Brian Clough left the City Ground in 1993 following their relegation from the top-flight, Nottingham Forest fans could not have imagined they'd be dreaming of European glory again so soon. No Liverpool manager in top-flight history has won as many matches in their first 11 games as Arne Slot Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's unbeaten start as Manchester United manager stretched to 12 matches Ole Gunnar Solskjaer In the winter of 2019, after suffering a demoralising 3-1 defeat to Liverpool, Manchester United needed a lift and they turned to their former striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.