Liverpool racking up clean sheets and plentiful Dream Team points under Arne Slot

ARNE SLOT could not have asked for a better August.

Tasked with filling Jurgen Klopp's shoes, the Dutchman has endeared himself to Liverpool fans in quick time by overseeing three straight victories, capped with a 3-0 win over old enemies Manchester United at Old Trafford.

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Manchester City may be top of the table by virtue of goal difference - Erling Haaland (£8.8m) has raced to seven goals via two hat-tricks - but the Reds hold the distinction of being the only Premier League side yet to concede a goal.

Naturally, this achievement has translated to plentiful Dream Team points.

Three consecutive clean sheets has yielded 25 points for Alisson (£4.9m), who sits atop the goalkeeper rankings.

Meanwhile, Trent Alexander-Arnold (£5.8m) is the outright best defender on 27 points after three Gameweeks.

Anfield's homegrown hero could have been further ahead of his rivals had his team-mates converted one of the three big chances he's created - he also had a goal overturned by VAR against the Red Devils.

Andy Robertson (£4.8m) is joint-second in his position on 24 points with Virgil van Dijk (£5.2m) one point behind in joint-fourth.

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Alisson and Liverpool's first-choice defenders come at a significant cost but gaffers who forked out for them prior to Gameweek 1 have been handsomely rewarded so far.

Slot's troops are well represented in the attacking positions too.

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After his brace at Old Trafford for a 16-point return, Luis Diaz (£4.7m) is now Dream Team's top midfielder, one point clear of Bukayo Saka (£6.3m) and Eberechi Eze (£4.6m).

And up top, only Haaland (59 pts) boasts a greater points total than Mohamed Salah's (£7.3m) tally of 45.

The Egyptian superstar has burst out of the blocks with three goals and three assists in his first three outings.

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That these players have had success throughout the first month of the season is hardly a surprise but there was a certain degree of uncertainty about Liverpool in pre-season due to Klopp's departure.

It's still early days but on current evidence there's no reason for Dream Team bosses to shy away for Salah, Alexander-Arnold and company.

In Gameweek 4, Liverpool host Nottingham Forest before starting their Champions League campaign with a trip to Milan - their first double Gameweek of the season.

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Looking further ahead, Slot's side take on Bournemouth, Wolves, Bologna and Crystal Palace between Gameweeks 5 and 7 before the second international break of 2024/25 - there's also a Carabao Cup meeting with West Ham to squeeze in at some stage.

All things considered, Liverpool's fixtures appear relatively favourable for the foreseeable future.

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