Arne Slot had spent a large proportion of his six weeks off partying and relaxing in the sunny climes of Ibiza. So in many ways, the Liverpool manager was accustomed to the intense heat that greeted him in .
It was the temperature that formed part of his opening address to the squad on arrival in Hong Kong last week, the Dutchman telling his troops that celebrating last season’s title triumph must stop now and that they must fight through the taxing conditions to get in peak shape to go again.
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