Hear from the managers ahead of week 3 of the 24-25 Premier League season including Erik Ten Hag and Arne Slot ahead of Manchester United v Liverpool and Mikel Arteta and Fabian Hurzeler ahead of Arsenal v Brighton and Hove Albion
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00:00If you're starting to work at Liverpool, everybody knows,
00:03every player and manager that comes in knows how important the game against United is.
00:09It's similar to when you work at Feyenoord, how big the game against Ajax is.
00:13People tell you, of course, but it's not really necessary,
00:18because if you follow the game of football, which I do,
00:21for a long time you know that the game against Ajax is very important.
00:26When Liverpool come, it's very exciting and we are really looking forward to compete with them.
00:33So we have a good squad, we can bring a good team out.
00:39Of course, it's early in the season, we have to progress, we have to improve,
00:44also because we have to integrate some new players in,
00:48and we have to make sure that we have a good team.
00:52We try to prepare like every manager, every team does,
00:56giving them the exact information, the relevant information,
01:00that can really help us and give us value to win the game.
01:03We have tried to do the same for tomorrow against a team that is doing really well,
01:08it's one of the games with a new coach, with a new coaching regime,
01:12and it's going to be a tough match.
01:14What we did today, we played a very good game,
01:17we have a new coaching regime, and it's going to be a tough match.
01:21What we did the first two games, that is not like a surprise,
01:24it should be a confirmation for us to go there and make a good game,
01:30and we go there to win, because I think my squad has the potential,
01:35but of course we have a lot of respect for Arsenal,
01:39because for me at the moment, one of the best teams in the world.
01:43I was at what I already had, a really, really good squad,
01:50and this transfer this summer brings new, new top players,
01:57and especially up front, physicality,
01:59especially up front, they have incredible weapons,
02:03it's a really strong team.
02:05It's like up there, the crowd created a brilliant atmosphere for their team,
02:09and we just didn't handle it at all well,
02:11it was a good learning curve for a lot of our players,
02:14it was their first exposure to a game like that, to an atmosphere like that.
02:18But it's still a tough game, I think any time you go up,
02:21play against Newcastle on their home ground, it's a tough game.
02:26They've got some outstanding players in their team,
02:29they're well coached, and it's going to be a great challenge for us.
02:32I've had some incredibly pressurised situations here in the last two years,
02:36and before I was here, I've been here 20 months,
02:40even before that, I've had some incredibly tough times,
02:43and I couldn't be more proud of these players,
02:45they've been incredible at what they've given,
02:46and now we've got to give more.
02:47There's always another step, there's always another game,
02:49there's always another performance that needs taken care of.