Spurs denied Slot of equalling Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool best unbeaten run

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Tottenham denied Arne Slot of equalling Liverpool's best unbeaten run in the 21st century. The Dutchman had previously beaten Rafa Benitez, but fell just short of Jurgen Klopp's spectacular record.

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Everything comes to an end, but Arne Slot was hoping to extend Liverpool's run of form to at least the Reds' best unbeaten run of the century. Indeed, he came within one, but Tottenham Hotspur, adept at putting England's best teams on the ropes, won the first leg of the EFL Cup semi-final 1-0 to deny the Dutch manager an all-time record. It does not lose its merit, but it retains the silverware and says goodbye, at least for now, to the gold.
Liverpool went into the first round of the Cup tie on a 24-match unbeaten run. They had not done so since 14th September, when they lost to surprise package Nottingham Forest at Anfield in a 1-0 defeat. Since then, they have become a near-perfect machine in that stretch of 24 unlamented matches: 20 wins and just four draws (Arsenal, Newcastle, Fulham and Manchester United). Along the way, they have beaten West Ham (5-1), Bayer Leverkusen (4-0) and Tottenham (3-6), as well as defeating Manchester City and Real Madrid, both by 2-0 scorelines.
Those months, from September to January, put Arne Slot in a position to become the manager with Liverpool's best unbeaten run in the 21st century. He had previously overtaken Gerard Houllier, who had 15 in 2000-01. He moved into second place after also surpassing Rafa Benitez, who went 18 games without defeat in 2007-08. It was the best... until Jurgen Klopp arrived.
The German manager, who changed the recent history of a historic Liverpool side, left a difficult statistic to beat in 2021-22, when he went 25 games in a row without defeat. He won fewer than Slot (18), but retains that top spot in this filter, as BeSoccer Pro reviews. From mid-April to early November. It was David Moyes' West Ham who broke that good momentum with a 3-2 win in the Premier League.
Slot, who took over the responsibility of taking over from Anfield legend Klopp, had the opportunity to confirm this exciting change of era by dethroning the German in this record, but Ange Postecoglou's Tottenham, with Lucas Bergvall's winner in the 86th minute, put paid to that attempt.

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