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DEVENTER, NETHERLANDS - APRIL 25: head coach Arne Slot of Feyenoord looks up during the Dutch Eredivisie match between Go Ahead Eagles and Feyenoord at De Adelaarshorst on April 25, 2024 in Deventer, Netherlands. (Photo by Henny Meyerink/BSR Agency/Getty Images)
DEVENTER, NETHERLANDS - APRIL 25: head coach Arne Slot of Feyenoord looks up during the Dutch Eredivisie match between Go Ahead Eagles and Feyenoord at De Adelaarshorst on April 25, 2024 in Deventer, Netherlands. (Photo by Henny Meyerink/BSR Agency/Getty Images)

A former Liverpool star has sent a warning to PSV Eindhoven coach Arne Slot, who is set to take over from Jurgen Klopp next season.

Liverpool and PSV reportedly came to an agreement last month about compensation, as Slot is set to take at Anfield.

Read: Klopp opens up on Salah relationship after touchline spat

Slot will take over from one of Liverpool's most successful managers, having won every trophy with Reds during his nine-year spot.

Former Reds winger Ryan Babel has warned Slot that he might not be able to play the same way at Liverpool than he did with PSV.

“A Dutch manager will naturally want to play football, especially if they have been in the top three in Holland. But different rules apply in the Premier League," Babel told the Athletic.

“Erik ten Hag had done a very good job at Ajax, the players he had there could really execute his vision and that made him look good as a coach.

"And now he’s at Man United, a big team as well. He wanted to apply his vision but, for some reason, it doesn’t really come and now people question whether he is a really good manager or not.

“So it’s a fine line to see if a new coach has the squad in place to immediately realise their vision.

"New coaches always naturally have time, the question is how much time does Slot get? Liverpool have been spoilt with the Jurgen Klopp philosophy and era. I think anything less, then frustration will kick in very, very quickly."

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