Arne Slot sends warning to Liverpool players over Premier League title race

Liverpool supervisor Arne Slot has warned that failure to see this season’s Premier League problem by way of to completion might “hang-out” his gamers for the remainder of their lives.

Slot has surpassed all expectations to place Liverpool getting ready to solely a second league title in 35 years in his first season on the membership.

The Reds have a 12-point lead over nearest rivals Arsenal with solely 9 video games left to play, however a latest wobble in kind that has resulted in untimely Champions League elimination and defeat within the Carabao Cup ultimate is purpose sufficient to contemplate it too early to have fun.

Liverpool additionally dropped Premier League factors in opposition to Everton and Aston Villa final month, both aspect of a lower than convincing victory over Wolves. Fortunately for Slot, Arsenal have not managed to take benefit to date, profitable solely one in every of their final 4 league video games.

“I understand how it really works. In case you do not choose up trophies as a supervisor or as a participant, it may hang-out you for many years,” Slot defined in a brand new ebook following his profession journey.

“After all, I need to win as many video games as potential – however I additionally need to keep within the reminiscence of individuals. That could be a trophy in itself, for my part.”

Liverpool are out of all different competitions down the ultimate stretch of the season, which could possibly be a blessing in disguise. The Reds’ hopes of marking Jurgen Klopp’s ultimate marketing campaign with a quadruple in the end crumbled final March and April as they tried to juggle a number of aims.

There aren’t any different distractions outdoors of the Premier League, with 5 wins from the 9 remaining video games more likely to be sufficient, because of far superior aim distinction already, even within the unlikely occasion that Arsenal keep an ideal document from now till 25 Might.