Feyenoord send off Liverpool-bound coach Arne Slot with banners and victory

Feyenoord said goodbye to their coach on Sunday with an empathic 4-0 win in the home derby against Excelsior, two days after Slot confirmed that would be the next manager at Anfield.

Supporters chanted Slot’s name for most of the match in a poignant farewell as Feyenoord finished second to PSV in the Dutch league standings.

Slot had steered Feyenoord to only a second championship in 23 years when they won the title at the end of the 2022-23 season.

They had no answer in this campaign to PSV, who lost only one of their 34 games and finished seven points ahead of second placed Feyenoord.

"I am extremely grateful for the memories I have made at this great club," Slot told supporters after the match at De Kuip.

"I owe the most thanks to the players who have always given everything for the club."

He also thanked the Feyenoord fans, whose "huge support" he said he felt from his first day at the club. Slot, who won the Dutch Cup with Feyenoord this year, was coach of the Rotterdam team for three seasons.

"The level of appreciation that I have achieved here because of the performances ... if that can ever be surpassed, I am really very privileged," he added.

On Friday, after weeks of intense speculation, Slot confirmed he was to be the new Liverpool manager, replacing Jurgen Klopp who oversaw his last game on Sunday as the Reds beat Wolverhampton Wanderers on the final day of the Premier League season.