Obviously the new coach at Liverpool is hoping to catch the fancy of the fans and management generally so he's got to make sure they are winning as much as they can at almost all and every point, they have started on a very good note and it's indeed a good and commendable one to start with as Liverpool are already having a confidence boost off this game even if it's not an English team but it's a team that's quite good in their domestic.
Liverpool are preparing good and impressive for the coming season and their new coach actually makes some early impression to their fans. It increases their confidence that they are strong enough to compete for Premier League title even they no longer have Klopp. There will be challenge for Slot to use available players in Liverpool properly to avoid exhaustion on their players and lose control in late of season. If the new coach can do it well, Liverpool will be very promising competitive in a new season.
Manchester city and other's aren't so much of a reason we would think we have to wait till they are performing poorly before Liverpool gets a chance, at this point they have all gotten equal chances and if Liverpool maintains a consistent good form, they can even stay ahead of Manchester city already.
Manchester City have enough strength to defend their title and continue their domination in Premier League. Other clubs will try to challenge and take over the league title from Manchester City. Two biggest competitors are Arsenal and Liverpool but Arsenal look to be more promising than Liverpool.