File photograph of Arne Slot.© AFP
Liverpool boss Arne Slot mentioned it was “too early” to say his facet have been heading in the right direction for the Premier League title after a 3-1 win over Leicester prolonged their lead on the high of the desk. Liverpool moved seven factors away from second-placed Chelsea, with a recreation in hand, though Arsenal can climb to inside six factors after they host Ipswich on Friday. But Dutch supervisor Slot, in his first season in cost since succeeding Jurgen Klopp, stays cautious in regards to the prospect of bringing the Premier League title to Anfield for the primary time since 2020.
“If you’re on this recreation for a very long time just like the gamers and I’m, then 20 video games earlier than the top you do not have a look at it as there are such a lot of challenges forward of you,” he mentioned after objectives from Cody Gakpo, Curtis Jones and Mohamed Salah helped flip the tide following Jordan Ayew’s early strike for Leicester.
“Injuries and a little bit of dangerous luck can occur to any crew, it’s far too early to be already celebrating — however it’s good for us to be the place we’re.”
Slot added: “I do not suppose there was any straightforward win for us in any of those video games; it may have been a straightforward win towards Tottenham however we conceded two… that tells you ways tough it’s to win even when you may have all of your gamers obtainable.
“That is why we now have to take it one recreation at a time. The league desk is one thing in fact we’re conscious of however we at all times perceive what number of video games there are to go.”
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