Arne Slot will have his personal fan club in Anfield on Sunday while trying to write history by winning the Premier League in his first season with Liverpool.
Slot will be welcomed by wife Mirjam, their children Joep and Isa and friends from the Netherlands while his side is looking for the point that is needed against Spurs to become champions for a record-similar 20th time.
“It is a holiday (King's Day) in the Netherlands, so it was already planned that not only family members, but also many friends will visit, said Slot.
“But even if it wasn't a vacation time, I think my wife and children would have come for this specific game!”
The modest Dutchman has been a huge success to replace Jurgen Klopp – by being himself. And he does not expect that he will completely lose control of his emotions if Liverpool joins Manchester United when the most successful club in England fits.
“I would never be the one who is probably the loudest or the weirdest in a time that is,” he admitted.
'I enjoyed winning the Dutch competition with Feyenoord, but I wasn't going crazy compared to other people. It was not like I was running three times in the stadium. I was just happy inside to share with the people around me and the fans. '
The only people who missed today on Anfield from the inner sanctuary of Slot will be his elderly parents.
Liverpool started the season as outsiders with experts who predicted a title race of two horses between Manchester City and Arsenal.
Despite the fact that they have not done large signing sessions, MO Salah-inspired Liverpool has only lost twice throughout the season and as a result today an indisputable lead in second place Arsenal.
Fans of Liverpool have brought managers from Bill Shankly to Klopp to their hearts.
Slot, 46, finds it too early for him to be called an honorary scouser, even with a trophy lift.
“If you start working here, you quickly get a certain feeling, but not the same as someone who has been here forever,” he said.
'I am only on the line for one season to help the team. It is impossible to compare that with the fans who have been here for 30 or 40 years.
“I feel part of it. But to say that I am now a scouser, would now be too much. '
Asked if that would change after 10 years, he smiled, “Who knows?”