Arne Slot insists he is ‘aligned’ with Liverpool board and fans as squad is rebuilt

• Last year’s title ‘postponed’ overhaul says manager

• Slot insists he ‘can feel that support’ from fanbase

Arne Slot has said last season’s title triumph “postponed” the end of an era at Liverpool but that the club were under no illusions a rebuild was required when appointing him as Jürgen Klopp’s successor.

Two more links to the Klopp era will be removed this summer when Andy Robertson and Mohamed Salah leave on free transfers. Virgil van Dijk, Alisson and Joe Gomez, the remaining players from the squad that delivered Premier League and Champions League success to Anfield under Klopp, will then enter the final years of their contracts.