Liverpool head coach Arne Slot dismissed title talk after their 2-0 Premier League win over Manchester City.
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Slot plays down title talk
The win against City allowed Liverpool to move 11 points ahead of second-placed Arsenal in the Premier League title race.
Fans at Anfield were jubilant after the final whistle, chanting, “We’re going to win the league.”
However, Slot said the Premier League remains too competitive for Liverpool to believe the title is secured.
“The fans can sing whatever they want, but we know how hard we have to play for every single win,” Slot said.”
So I don’t believe that [the title is won]. It’s so hard to judge the league table before every game has been played.”
“If you play against City at the Etihad and win, it is always a big win, but three days ago we had a draw at Aston Villa and people told me we weren’t in a good place. Then three days later we win and it changes again.”
“We know how hard it was to beat Wolves last week and we have Newcastle next after a 3-3 draw at Newcastle, so every game is difficult.”
“In any other league, this lead would be comfortable, but not this one. Even the [FA Cup] game at Plymouth showed us that.”
“We work every single day”
Slot took over the reins from Jürgen Klopp last summer.
The Reds have enjoyed a spectacular season despite only adding Italy forward Federico Chiesa to the squad.
Under the Dutch manager, Liverpool is on course to claim its first Premier League title since 2020.
“No one saw us as title contender at the start and nobody expected City to be so far off the top of the league,” Slot said.
“But I always felt we had a lot of quality, which is why we didn’t bring players in, apart from Chiesa.”
“But we work every single day to achieve this and it is three months of very hard work to maintain this.”
“There is no secret. We are 11 points clear, but Arsenal has one game in hand and there will always be difficult games, like today.”
“It is easier for us to not get excited because we know what we have to put in. This result was more about defence than attack.”
“All of the players want to achieve something this season. The boys have worked really hard every single day and hope and assume they will do that for next three months too.”
