Arne Slot insists Liverpool’s commanding place on the high of the Premier League desk has led to no further pressure throughout his first season in cost at Anfield.
Thursday’s 3-1 win over Leicester left Liverpool seven factors clear on the summit forward of Arsenal’s match in opposition to Ipswich on Friday.
Even when the fourth-placed Gunners win, Liverpool will nonetheless be six factors in entrance with a recreation in hand.
Liverpool have misplaced only one recreation up to now this season, with Slot overseeing a seamless transition after taking up from Jurgen Klopp.
Slot’s aspect needed to come from behind in opposition to Leicester after Jordan Ayew scored six minutes in, with objectives from Cody Gakpo, Curtis Jones and Mohamed Salah turning the tide.
“You are sitting in entrance of the Liverpool supervisor, so there may be all the time strain at this membership,” the 46-year-old stated.
“If we’re one, two, three, 4 or 5 within the desk, in case you work at a giant membership like Liverpool, there may be all the time strain…
“It isn’t so unusual for a membership like us to be high of the league however we all know what number of good groups there are on this league and they can win nearly each recreation as effectively.
“So there is not any further strain, there may be all the time strain in case you work at a membership like Liverpool.”
Salah’s objective was his nineteenth of the season, however with no new contract but agreed, the 32-year-old Egypt ahead is free to talk to abroad golf equipment a few free switch from subsequent week.
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk and native hero Trent Alexander-Arnold are in the identical place however Slot pressured he had no new data on the contract conditions of any of the three key gamers.
“If we’d, then it is in all probability not the second to let you know now,” Slot informed reporters. “Usually, I do not discuss contract conditions right here. It might be a shock if I used to be the one to announce that one among them have prolonged.
“Maintain asking, that is your job however you are in all probability not going to get a solution from me… So long as they maintain performing like this, the pinnacle coach is comfortable.”
Slot will probably be with out the suspended Dominik Szoboszlai for Sunday’s journey to West Ham after he collected his fifth reserving of the season in opposition to Leicester, whereas Ibrahima Konate and Conor Bradley stay injured forward of Liverpool’s last fixture of 2024.
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