Liverpool were spotted doing something brand new from corners against Arsenal last night

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Liverpool supporters are busy picking the bones out of another pre-season friendly after seeing their side beat Arsenal on Thursday morning.

The Reds made it two wins out of two under Arne Slot having rose to the challenge posed by the Premier League runners-up.

After watching the Slot era get underway with a win over Real Betis on Saturday, there were lots of new tactical ideas to chew over.

Those were on display again in Philadelphia, with Diogo Jota helping Liverpool to look a little more like a conventionally set-up football team.

One of the most interesting aspects of Thursday’s game, though, was watching how Liverpool handled their set-piece situations.

Liverpool try new set-piece routine

Liverpool are looking for a set-piece coach. Having posted the job vacancy on LinkedIn earlier this summer, that is no secret.

Having almost completed his coaching staff, a specialist to get the Reds really firing from dead-ball situations will put the cherry on top for Slot.

Judging by what we saw against Arsenal, though, Liverpool are already working on something new.

The Gunners themselves are well-known for capitalising on set-pieces and have their own, celebrated coach to help them do that.

Without the equivalent yet in place at Anfield, it remains to be seen whether their tactics will change once someone is installed.

But as seen in a video posted by X user SamueILFC, something is definitely being worked on during training sessions.

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After winning a corner in the 29th minute, Kostas Tsimikas headed over to take an inswinger. As he did so, no fewer than eight Liverpool players stood waiting on the top left corner of the penalty area.

With another two further to the right, only one Red was left back to guard against a counter-attack.

As Tsimikas swung the ball in, three players ran to the right and positioned themselves on the edge of the box, three approached more from the middle before splitting off, and three attacked from the left.

In the end, the ball in was too close to the goalkeeper who won a soft free-kick for a foul from Diogo Jota. Still, interesting to see Liverpool trying something brand new.

Liverpool still a work in progress

After seeing their team managed by Jurgen Klopp for so long, it will be strange for Liverpool supporters to see a different tactical approach on display.

At times, Klopp felt to be slightly reluctant to change his shape or try something new in that respect.

Of course, the German more than made up for that in other ways and that isn’t to say that he was tactically lacking.

But with so many new coaches onboard, it is nice to see Liverpool try something different in an attempt to hurt the opposition.

As Slot said of Harvey Elliott after the game, things are going well for the Reds, but there is still a long way to go. We’re sure we’ll see plenty of variations on this before it eventually starts to pay off.