Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker has challenged his staff to “create their very own historical past” amid comparisons with the membership’s final Premier League successful aspect. Arne Slot’s costs sit six factors away from second-placed Arsenal with a recreation in hand forward of Sunday’s journey to West Ham. Chasing a primary English title since 2020, the Reds are agency favourites to be topped champions after successful 13 instances and dropping simply as soon as of their first 17 league video games. Liverpool followers are already debating if the present crop are nearly as good as Jurgen Klopp’s staff, who lifted the trophy 4 years in the past to finish the membership’s 30-year title drought.
But Alisson, one among a handful of gamers remaining from Klopp’s squad, stated Slot’s males need to be ranked on their very own phrases reasonably than in comparison with a aspect that reached three Champions League finals in addition to successful the Premier League below the German.
“I do not assume it is too comparable, two totally different groups. Just a few gamers nonetheless play within the staff however we’ve slightly bit totally different type now, extra ball possession, earlier than it was actually easy: a number of transition, a number of depth,” the Brazilian stated.
“That staff was actually particular, we achieved nice issues, it was the primary Premier League title for this membership in a very long time. We achieved the Champions League collectively as nicely, the season earlier than.
“I consider we do not have to match ourselves with the groups prior to now, we’ve to create our personal historical past.
“We’re not going to erase the issues we did prior to now that have been actually particular and be at all times within the historical past of this membership.”
Of the 20-man squad named for Liverpool’s 3-1 win in opposition to Leicester on Boxing Day, eight have expertise of successful the title 4 years in the past.
Only Mohamed Salah stays from the well-known entrance three that additionally featured Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino 4 years in the past.
But Cody Gakpo, Luis Diaz and Darwin Nunez have joined with Salah to create an efficient ahead line for Slot.
Alisson is impressed with their influence, in addition to the starvation displayed by the gamers but to expertise title glory with the Reds.
“We have a number of gamers which can be enjoying right here lengthy sufficient, that skilled the best peak of perhaps the Jurgen Klopp period and the bottom as nicely,” he stated.
“We have the standard to do one thing particular and a very powerful factor is the dedication that’s wanted to win one thing is there, and the eagerness, the need.
“We are hungry and we wish to win each recreation in entrance of us and that is all we’re centered on in the meanwhile.”
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