Liverpool’s Arne Slot Prepares for Boxing Day Clash with Leicester’s Ruud van Nistelrooy

The two Dutch managers reflect on their Eredivisie battles as Liverpool aim to maintain their Premier League lead against struggling Leicester City.

Liverpool manager Arne Slot and Leicester City’s Ruud van Nistelrooy will face off at Anfield on Boxing Day, rekindling their rivalry from the Dutch Eredivisie.
Slot’s Feyenoord won the 2022-23 Eredivisie title despite failing to defeat Van Nistelrooy’s PSV Eindhoven, losing once and drawing once during the season.
Van Nistelrooy, who recently took over at Leicester, has struggled after an initial uplift, with the team suffering back-to-back heavy defeats to Newcastle and Wolves.
Slot praised Van Nistelrooy’s managerial abilities, noting his success at PSV despite key player departures, and expressed confidence in his own squad, including former PSV star Cody Gakpo.
Liverpool, currently top of the Premier League, will be without injured defenders Ibrahima Konaté and Conor Bradley but aim to avoid any complacency after a dominant win over Tottenham.