Alexander-Arnold added: “He tells me where to stand to get the ball. You don’t get the ball there because someone will mark you, so why would you stand there?
“And if you are marked and other people come in and Ryan Gravenberch is marked, there is space behind him and you look for depth.
“It’s very in-depth. Very detailed. He always studies the opponent thoroughly and tells us where their weak spots are. Then we have to punish them on the field.
“The training sessions are much more intense. The spaces are much smaller. It’s a very Dutch way of playing, in terms of ball handling.
“You always have to play to the back foot. If you don’t, he stops the session. ‘Why do you pass to that foot and not to his back foot’? It’s that detailed.”
Petit also reckons Slot will have played a major part in convincing the player to extend his stay.
“Klopp put the club on a stage, and they should be on that stage forever. They are a club that should always be competing for the biggest prizes in football.
“The work of Slot, that’s been amazing since he’s come in. You should ask me this question next May because we’ll know more about the future of Van Dijk and Mo Salah and Liverpool may have won something by then too.”
However, Salah insists Marmoush must be allowed to make his own way in the game, having explained why comparisons to the Reds icon do the Eintracht Frankfurt star no favours.
Elsewhere, Benfica midfielder Orkun Kokcu has done little to dispel speculation of a move to Anfield after labelling Slot “the best coach in the world”.
The Turkey star thrived under Slot’s management at Feyenoord and has been tipped to reunite with his former boss in a big-money deal next year.
Another midfielder strongly linked with a move to Anfield is Martin Zubimendi and the Real Sociedad star has delivered a fresh update on his future amid claims he is in line for a January move with the Reds now joined by Arsenal and Manchester City in the transfer chase.
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