{"id":1350405,"date":"2024-05-02T11:11:57","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T10:11:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1350405"},"modified":"2025-05-03T21:57:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T20:57:07","slug":"glen-johnson-interview-liverpool-mohamed-salah-arne-slot","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/glen-johnson-interview-liverpool-mohamed-salah-arne-slot\/","title":{"rendered":"Glen Johnson: Why I respect Mohamed Salah&#8217;s reaction to Jurgen Klopp spat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Former Liverpool defender Glen Johnson spoke to Squawka about his appreciation of Mohamed Salah&#8217;s honesty following his spat with Jurgen Klopp.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Other topics covered included Liverpool&#8217;s faltering title bid, Feyenoord boss Arne Slot replacing Jurgen Klopp, and the upcoming game between Tottenham and Manchester City game.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson also spoke about the reported Premier League spending cap, Thiago Silva&#8217;s imminent exit, former club Portsmouth winning League One, and who could replace Gareth Southgate if he leaves England.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Jump to:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#TITLE-RACE\"><strong>Premier League title race<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#SALAH\"><strong>Mohamed Salah&#8217;s comment<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#ARNE-SLOT\"><strong>Arne Slot replacing Jurgen Klopp<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#SPURS-CITY\"><strong>Tottenham v Man City<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#SPENDING-CAP\"><strong>Premier League spending cap<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#SILVA\"><strong>Thiago Silva<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#POCHETTINO\"><strong>Mauricio Pochettino\u2019s first season review<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#SOUTHGATE\"><strong>England post-Gareth Southgate<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a id=\"TITLE-RACE\"><\/a><strong>Your Liverpool legends team ran out 4-2 winners over a Man Utd legends team in Kuala Lumpur over the weekend &#8211; congrats! Are there any of your Reds\u2019 legends team-mates you think could still do a job as a pro?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Well it depends on what level of pro you\u2019re talking about. In terms of lower level, [Florent] Sinama Pongolle, he\u2019s still fit and quick, Jamo (David James) can still do a job. So there\u2019s probably two or three that can do a job at the lower level. But for them to put their shirt back on and be in the Premier League would be pushing it a little bit.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/liverpool-stats-awful-april-title-chase-over\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Liverpool\u2019s title challenge<\/a> appears to have slipped away in recent weeks due to dropped points. Why do you think they have faltered at this late stage?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I just think it\u2019s down to the fact that the title is so tight. To win this league, it takes a mammoth effort. And yes, they\u2019ve probably thrown it away in the last few weeks, but points tally wise, they\u2019re still going there. So it\u2019s a shame that they\u2019ve thrown it away towards the end, but I think it just comes down to those fine margins. If you\u2019re not 95%, you can\u2019t win these games. These teams are good enough now to come and beat you, so it\u2019s just getting these fine details right.<\/p>\n<p>And that\u2019s why City are always going to be favourites. Because, when Liverpool are struggling with injuries, Man City are not because they\u2019ve got fantastic players that can just easily slip back in and that means a lot across the season. So I don\u2019t think they\u2019ve given it away, or they\u2019ve thrown it up, it just comes down to those minor margins.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Between Manchester City and Arsenal, who do you think has what it takes now to go on and win the Premier League title this season?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I still say City, just because they\u2019ve been there and done it. As I said before about the squad, they\u2019ve been there and done it, so they\u2019re going to be super calm in the pressure moments, whereas Arsenal are going to want it more and put more pressure on themselves. But you never know. Arsenal are still there and they deserve to be. It\u2019s going to be interesting, but I think it\u2019s a two-horse race now for me.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Read more: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/outright-markets\/premier-league-title-odds\/\"><strong>Premier League title odds 2023\/24<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>With Liverpool ending the season with just the League Cup, what have you made of Jurgen Klopp\u2019s final campaign as Liverpool manager? Is there any form of disappointment, given what might have been?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yeah, when you think of where we were and what was possible a few weeks ago. And of course, right now, it sounds disappointing. But the reality is, it\u2019s not. It\u2019s very hard to win the league, you can easily get knocked out of a tournament. They\u2019ve got one trophy and I think you\u2019ve got to give the man the respect that he deserves for how good he\u2019s been for the last however many years, and what he\u2019s done to the football club. So if they end the season with just the League Cup in his final year, after what he\u2019s done over the years, I think he deserves a standing ovation from everyone.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"SALAH\"><\/a><strong>What did you make of Mohamed Salah\u2019s &#8216;if I speak there will be fire&#8217; comments after he was benched for the weekend\u2019s draw with West Ham?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I appreciate his honesty because, the thing is, the only person that loses is him. If he speaks his mind and tells you what\u2019s really on his brain, then everyone\u2019s going to criticize him for it and he can\u2019t win. So that\u2019s why players shouldn\u2019t do interviews when they\u2019re fiery, or angry, or have just come off the pitch, or were sent off, because they\u2019re going to speak from the heart. And some people aren\u2019t designed to take that.<\/p>\n<p>So I don\u2019t mind it. At least he\u2019s calculated and he knows that he\u2019s going to say some stuff that\u2019s going to upset people, so I\u2019m sure he\u2019s told the people that are upsetting him in person. I respect it. I\u2019m sure he\u2019s let his steam off elsewhere. Obviously other fans and the press would love him to do it, for them. But it isn\u2019t about them. I\u2019m sure whatever he\u2019s got to say is for the benefit of the manager and the team.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Are these sorts of falling outs\/spats between managers and players actually more common than fans see, in the dressing room and on the training pitch etc?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yeah it happens all the time. You see players that aren\u2019t playing banging the door down, players that get dragged off when they score two and want a hat-trick. It happens all the time. But it\u2019s going because these people are at the top of their game, and you only get to the top of the game if you\u2019re a winner. And if you want to win, and you feel like people are taking that away from you, it\u2019s hard to accept. So it\u2019s frustration done in the right way. And as long as you say what you\u2019ve got to say, they say their piece and you shake hands and walk away, then you\u2019re doing it for the benefit of the team. If you throw the towel and start sulking and walking around training, then you\u2019re killing the team. So as long as you do it at the right time and get over it, then it\u2019s part of the game.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you think this latest saga makes it more likely that Salah follows Jurgen Klopp in leaving Anfield this summer?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t think that\u2019s got anything to do with it, to be honest. Because whether he\u2019s fallen out with Klopp or not, and I don\u2019t know if he has, we\u2019re just saying what we see. If he has, Klopp\u2019s not going to be there next year anyway, so I don\u2019t think that matters. I think he kind of knows what he wants already, and Liverpool probably know what they want. And it\u2019s just a matter of if they get enough money, he\u2019ll go. If they don\u2019t, he\u2019ll stay.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Salah&#8217;s form has dipped slightly towards the end of the season. Why do you think that might be? Is there something that\u2019s obvious to you as a reason behind it?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Not really obvious, just the antics going on. His head is probably in the air a little bit of where he\u2019s going to be next season, the manager\u2019s leaving, there\u2019s going to be a lot of change. And he\u2019s got a lot of off-field decisions to make, which obviously can affect your performance. He hasn\u2019t lost his magic, has he? He\u2019s still a fantastic player, but sometimes when there\u2019s a lot going on upstairs, it can affect your performance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>As a player, what\u2019s the atmosphere like when you\u2019re about to embark on a new era at a club? For example, at Chelsea when Jose Mourinho replaced Claudio Ranieri.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To be honest, we didn\u2019t have this sort of notice. Liverpool have known for half a season which is kind of unusual. Because we finished second with Ranieri, with a very good team, so we didn\u2019t expect him to get sacked, we thought it was super harsh. So we didn\u2019t really have much time to think about it, we didn\u2019t play many games knowing he was not going to be there, so it\u2019s slightly different.<\/p>\n<p>But I can only imagine it\u2019s a bit weird, because obviously managers are making decisions for the future of the club. And I\u2019m not putting words into Klopp\u2019s mouth of course, but how much do you care about the future when you know you\u2019re leaving? He\u2019s a good guy and a great manager, so I\u2019m sure he wants the best for Liverpool going forward. But it is hard to plan three years ahead when you\u2019re leaving in the summer.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"ARNE-SLOT\"><\/a><strong>Arne Slot is the current favourite to take the Liverpool job. What do you make of that appointment?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To be honest, I haven\u2019t seen many games that he\u2019s managed, but I know he is very close to [Louis] van Gaal and people like that. So if he\u2019s taken any leaves out of their books, like Brendan [Rodgers] did with Mourinho, then you\u2019re learning from one of the best. They\u2019ve got their eyes on him and Eddie [Michael Edwards] the sporting director knows exactly what he\u2019s doing. And he\u2019s a big fan of Van Gaal, so I\u2019m sure that\u2019s where the interest has come from. Liverpool make these signings and they usually get it right. It\u2019s a tough job for him to go into and it\u2019s a totally different league, but he\u2019s going to inherit a fantastic team. So let\u2019s see what he can do if he is the right man.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/darwin-nunez-liverpool-arne-slot-test\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1349836 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/04\/26140935\/1349827_1349827_darwin-nunez-arne-slot.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/04\/26140935\/1349827_1349827_darwin-nunez-arne-slot.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/04\/26140935\/1349827_1349827_darwin-nunez-arne-slot-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/04\/26140935\/1349827_1349827_darwin-nunez-arne-slot-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/04\/26140935\/1349827_1349827_darwin-nunez-arne-slot-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/04\/26140935\/1349827_1349827_darwin-nunez-arne-slot-110x62.jpg 110w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/04\/26140935\/1349827_1349827_darwin-nunez-arne-slot-124x70.jpg 124w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/04\/26140935\/1349827_1349827_darwin-nunez-arne-slot-66x37.jpg 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/04\/26140935\/1349827_1349827_darwin-nunez-arne-slot-80x45.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/04\/26140935\/1349827_1349827_darwin-nunez-arne-slot-180x101.jpg 180w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/04\/26140935\/1349827_1349827_darwin-nunez-arne-slot-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/04\/26140935\/1349827_1349827_darwin-nunez-arne-slot-1067x600.jpg 1067w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/04\/26140935\/1349827_1349827_darwin-nunez-arne-slot-240x135.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/04\/26140935\/1349827_1349827_darwin-nunez-arne-slot-1100x619.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/04\/26140935\/1349827_1349827_darwin-nunez-arne-slot-85x48.jpg 85w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/04\/26140935\/1349827_1349827_darwin-nunez-arne-slot-36x20.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Revealed: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/darwin-nunez-liverpool-arne-slot-test\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why Slot to Liverpool puts make-0r-break pressure on Nunez<\/a> &#8211; &#8220;We expect more from him&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How important will it be for the new manager to quickly make their mark at Liverpool, when following a manager with a legacy like the one Klopp will leave at the club?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s important that he gets the boys on his side. He needs to get their attention, get their belief as soon as possible. Because if he hasn\u2019t got that in four weeks, it isn\u2019t going to work, maybe even less, maybe two weeks. They\u2019re big characters. If he loses the dressing room in the first four weeks, it\u2019s over. The players have to respect him and naturally they will do, they\u2019re all good guys.<\/p>\n<p>But what I mean by respect, I mean do they believe that he can make them win, or help them to win. He needs to make them believe in the training, in the philosophy, whatever it is that he\u2019s going to bring. The belief of how they\u2019re going to dissect other teams. The players have to buy into everything you say, otherwise it\u2019s over.<\/p>\n<p><strong>As with any new manager, Slot \u2013 or whoever comes in \u2013 may look to make a couple of changes to the Liverpool squad. Are there any positions you feel Liverpool do need to strengthen, or move players on?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Every season, players come and go, whether that\u2019s down to a lack of performance, lack of game time, or lack of time left in your contract, there\u2019s always going to be some transactions. So I think there\u2019ll definitely be four or five that could go. But in terms of where they need to strengthen, it\u2019s a tough one because they haven\u2019t fallen very short. I think it\u2019s more about the squad, they\u2019ve been quite unlucky with injuries. But then, to be honest, they\u2019re still winning the games with those injuries and the games they\u2019ve started to lose were actually when they brought all the players back. Maybe they shouldn\u2019t have done it all at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>I think they\u2019ve got a good enough squad, they just need a bigger squad. And obviously, to win the league, you\u2019ve got to have your striker firing. It\u2019s hard to pick a better strike force and say they will score more goals, because it\u2019s all about form, effort and timing. So it\u2019s difficult.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"SPURS-CITY\"><\/a><strong>Tottenham face Man City knowing that if they win they could hand rivals Arsenal the title. How do you think the Spurs players will approach this game and will this have an impact on them subconsciously?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It probably will, but they\u2019re professionals and they need to go and try to win the game. Of course, the last thing they\u2019ll want to do is beat Man City and Arsenal win the title. Of course they\u2019d hate that. But they\u2019re also not going to roll over and lose on purpose. However, they probably will lose anyway.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"SPENDING-CAP\"><\/a><strong>What are your initial thoughts on reports of a spending cap in the Premier League? Would this be good for competitiveness?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It would be good for the competitiveness of the league, but it would lower the standard. Because it would only benefit the smaller clubs who can\u2019t afford the best players in the world anyway. It weakens the league because all the best players will be going elsewhere. It\u2019s different if it\u2019s across Europe. But if that starts happening and, for example, if we can only spend \u00a350 million on a player, they\u2019re never going to join the Premier League. They\u2019re going to go to Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich or wherever. So you\u2019d just weaken the overall standard of the league. I don\u2019t think that can work as Premier League-only.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"SILVA\"><\/a><strong>With Thiago Silva announcing that he will leave Chelsea at the end of the season, how vital is it that they add some experience to their young, disjointed squad this summer?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s important. They\u2019ve got a lot of new faces, a lot of young faces, but you do need those guys in there that have been through the trenches. They know how to win, and win when you\u2019re not playing well. Anyone can win when you\u2019re playing well, but only experienced players understand how to win ugly. Sometimes you\u2019ve just got to batten down the hatches and stick together, and you might all be having a bad day, but you can still win those games. And that\u2019s not really something that young players have because they\u2019re young. I think it\u2019s very important to get that certain level of experience to help youngsters develop.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What have you made of Thiago Silva\u2019s time at Chelsea? Signed a few months before turning 36, surely not many will have expected him to have the impact and longevity that he has had at Chelsea?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a credit to him. He looks after himself. Obviously he\u2019s not the player that he was, but that\u2019s because he was world class. But he\u2019s still a fantastic signing. They definitely should have got him and I\u2019m sure they\u2019re buzzing that they had him. He\u2019s probably one of the first names on the team sheet, so it\u2019s a credit to him. He\u2019s done great, he\u2019s been a great signing and I\u2019m sure he\u2019s helped a lot of the other players along the way. They\u2019ll probably be gutted to see him go.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reece James has returned to partial first-team training after his latest injury problem. Even at this late stage of the season, do Chelsea need to manage his return to ensure he doesn\u2019t suffer again?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s the most important thing, right? He can\u2019t have a recurring injury because if he does that\u2019s his season over and Euros over. But at the same time, they\u2019ve got to try and improve in the league. I think he needs to take his time. And I\u2019ve been there, I\u2019ve done it. You\u2019re so eager to come back and play, you come back two weeks early because you feel great but all of a sudden you do it again and you\u2019re out for another six to eight weeks.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s kind of a credit to the player because you want to get back fit, but you also have to be patient and try and wait. So if he feels he\u2019s fully fit, he should probably just give it another week of training to build it up, get his body moving again, and then, not take it easy, but don\u2019t do anything stupid in the games. That\u2019s where an experienced player would understand, that youngsters are too keen and eager. So I just think he needs to get through the first few games, get some time into his lungs, and then hopefully he stays fit, plays well for Chelsea and then he\u2019ll be going away with England.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"POCHETTINO\"><\/a><strong>Chelsea will end the season trophyless and European football looks like it may be too far. So, what have you made of Mauricio Pochettino\u2019s first season as Chelsea manager?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not really much of an improvement at the moment. I think they finished 11th or 12th last year? So if they increase it by two or three places, okay great. But that\u2019s not really where they should be, is it? I still think he\u2019s the right man for the job, and as I\u2019ve said all along, there\u2019s a lot of dust that needs to settle at Chelsea, and it\u2019s going to take time.<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t really care if they finish eighth, ninth or 11th and 12th. What\u2019s the difference? Chelsea need to be fighting in the top four at least. I still think he\u2019s a good manager, I think it\u2019s just that a lot of transactions have gone on, on and off the field. So give him another fraction of time in terms of, another pre-season, another transfer window. Then, I still think he\u2019s the right man to get them back challenging.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If Chelsea don&#8217;t end up in Europe, how much pressure will be on Pochettino to deliver a cup or a top four finish next season?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t think many people will accept it, if it\u2019s three years in a row. Because, obviously I\u2019m saying about giving him time, but the fans aren\u2019t that patient. And obviously a club like Chelsea shouldn\u2019t be knocking around in the middle of the table and win one, lose one, win on, lose one. They\u2019re too good for that. I think if they do miss out on that European slot this year, they have to get that as an absolute minimum next year.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/outright-markets\/next-chelsea-manager-odds-favourites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Next Chelsea manager favourites + potential XIs<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What changes do you think need to be made at Chelsea, if any, to ensure they do not suffer a repeat next season?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Get rid of anything that is not pulling in the same direction. We saw them fighting over a penalty, not so much Cole Palmer, he was obviously the calm one and he\u2019s a penalty taker so he should be taking it. But you saw them pulling around the ball and it\u2019s embarrassing. But that just shows you that they\u2019re not a team, because you know who the penalty taker is before the game. So somebody has made a decision at the time to overrule the manager\u2019s decision and the team\u2019s decision, because of his own selfishness. And that\u2019s not a team. So whoever\u2019s not pulling in the right direction, get rid of them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>We&#8217;re not too far away from Euro 2024. Are there any players you feel could be making a late bid to be in Gareth Southgate\u2019s England squad, that perhaps weren\u2019t in the thoughts before?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Not really, to be honest. Gareth\u2019s been really good with opening the squad up He\u2019s given loads of debutants a chance. It sounds silly, but you haven\u2019t got to try that hard to get into the England squad in the friendlies, because Gareth\u2019s opening the door to a lot of people that are in form, and he\u2019s given a lot of time to people. So I think everyone that\u2019s been knocking on the door, Gareth\u2019s already seen. So I don\u2019t think there\u2019ll be anyone that hasn\u2019t been in an England squad yet, that will go to the Euros.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"SOUTHGATE\"><\/a><strong>Gareth Southgate has been linked with leaving the England job this year, most notably for Manchester United. If he does leave, are there any names you\u2019d back to be the next England manager?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s get Harry Redknapp back out of retirement! I don\u2019t know. The thing is, I don\u2019t think the next manager will be English, because what English managers are good enough at that level, that are available at the moment? It\u2019s a big role and international football is different to domestic football. So I think it\u2019ll be a foreign manager that\u2019s been there and done it in the past. But who that is, God knows.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/england-next-permanent-manager-favourite-odds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Next England manager odds<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How happy were you to see your old club Portsmouth win the League One title? Do their fans deserve this success after so many years of hardship?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Absolutely. They\u2019ve got a great fan base there, and obviously from our days at Portsmouth, the club is in a totally different place and the team\u2019s totally different. But it\u2019s good to see them get back up. Obviously it\u2019s a long way from where they should have been. Like you say, the fans have suffered for a long, long time now, so at least they can enjoy this moment. Hopefully they prepare right through the summer, get some better players in and try to compete next year.<\/p>\n<p>At that level, League One and Championship, a bit of organisation puts you in front of 10 other teams. It\u2019s a tough league to win but there are 12 teams that are as good as each other, so sometimes it\u2019s about a little bit of organisation, a bit of belief and that can catapult you up. So they could compete next year as well if they get the market right.<\/p>\n<p><strong>With Pompey having gone for experience in their previous two appointments in hiring Kenny Jackett and Danny Cowley before hiring John Mousinho, how much importance do you place on experience when it comes to management? Can players sometimes benefit from an entirely new approach?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At that level, I think it\u2019s all about experience. These guys know these leagues, they know how tough it is, how demanding it is. So it\u2019s more about the experience of those leagues. You\u2019re not going to get a young manager that goes in and wants to start playing out from the back and doing what you see Man City, Liverpool and Arsenal doing. Because, no disrespect, but the players are good enough to do it right. So you\u2019ve got to play the way the league\u2019s used to. And all you\u2019ve got to do is beat the team in front of you. So I think the manager is more important with the experience at that level for sure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Liverpool defender Glen Johnson spoke to Squawka about his appreciation of Mohamed Salah&#8217;s honesty following his spat with Jurgen Klopp. Other topics covered included Liverpool&#8217;s faltering title bid, Feyenoord boss Arne Slot replacing Jurgen Klopp, and the upcoming game between Tottenham and Manchester City game. 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