Arne Slot told he's 'opened the gate' after two major Liverpool success stories

Arne Slot's Liverpool success will "open the gate" for other Dutch coaches according to Ruud Gullit. The Reds boss has excelled in his debut season - making an instant impact after replacing .

Slot was hired off the back of his success with Feyenoord but few tipped to be competitive this term. Instead the perception was that, in the post-Klopp era, there would be a drop off but the team have instead raced to the title.

In doing so Slot has become with much of Liverpool's success being credited to their manager, who has worked entirely with the squad he inherited from the previous regime.

Slot made subtle changes to the team's playing style and was able to . The likes of Ryan Gravenberch have excelled with Liverpool's consistency seeing them blow away the competition with a 90-point season in their sights.

Gullit now believes Premier League owners will consider pursuing Dutch coaches, having previously overlooked them in favour of other countries, with Slot's triumph an endorsement for the nation.

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The Holland great, who was speaking at the 2025 Laureus World Sports Awards in Madrid said: "What he did unbelievably well was to get Gravenberch to play, when he was not playing for Klopp. Gravenberch has been a revelation this year.

"He also got Van Dijk to play a little better – because there had been doubts, after his injury. That’s normal, but people were saying: Van Dijk – what is going on? Those were two of the major things that Slot did.

"Klopp was rock n roll: ‘We go!’ Slot says, ‘OK, sometimes we defend, we see what’s going on, we wait’. We saw games like this – they wait, they let the opponent have the ball and then they strike on the counter-attack. And that’s football as well – you need to do both.

"So technically, he did well, and he got a lot of players playing much better than they did before. He's a good coach and I’m very happy, because he opens the gate for other coaches from Holland. Everybody’s always looking at Portugal, Germany and Spain. Now, they’re looking at what’s happening in Holland, too."

Erik ten Hag is the most recent example of a Dutch coach who came over to England, only to struggle. He was sacked by after a poor period of results with their league position declining. Frank de Boer at lasted just four matches before he was given the boot back in 2017.

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