Arne Slot's Liverpool host Ruud van Nistelrooy's struggling Leicester on Boxing Day, with the Reds boss having never achieved a win over his Dutch compatriot as a manager

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot is looking forward to a reunion with compatriot Ruud van Nistelrooy even if his memories of their tussles in the Netherlands are not particularly happy.

Arne Slot says Liverpool cannot underestimate teams like Leicester as, if they do, his Reds will not be "as good as we might think we are". The Premier League leaders have a four-point gap at the top of the table and host relegation-threatened Foxes later as they look to cement their current position ahead of Chelsea.

Slot and Van Nistelrooy crossed paths while coaching in the Eredevisie and the Liverpool manager believes his fellow Dutchman is a

Liverpool boss Arne Slot insists Ruud van Nistelrooy will be good for Leicester City. Leicester go to Liverpool later today on Boxing Day. Slot faced Foxes manager Van Nistelrooy when the pair were competing in Eredivisie.

The former Feyenoord manager drew and lost in the Dutch league to the ex-Man United striker and now Foxes boss, who was coach of PSV Eindhoven.

Liverpool play Leicester City on Boxing Day but this won't actually be the first time Arne Slot and Ruud van Nistelrooy have locked horns