Arne Slot hails his Liverpool side and insists they could have scored even more against Tottenham but refuses to get carried away in title race
Arne Slot hailed his Liverpool players and insisted that his side could have scored more than the six they put past Tottenham, with victory ensuring they will be top of the Premier League on Christmas Day.
‘It was maybe our best performance away from home although I really liked what I saw against Man Utd as well. It was total dominance and we outplayed them many times,’ said Slot. ‘Apart from scoring six goals, I think we could have scored more.’
In the last seven seasons when Liverpool have been top of the table at Christmas they have only won the league once and their Dutch boss refused to get carried away.
‘Of course it means something (to be top at Christmas). You always prefer to be where we are than in another position in the table. You know as well as I know – I have won the league once (with Feyenoord) – how hard it is to stay at the top,’ said Slot.
‘You have to be on top of your game for every minute of every game. That’s why it is so hard to win it. It is not easy to show up every three or four days. Last week you saw how it is easy to get a red card in one moment. These things can happen in a season.
‘At Newcastle, we were 3-2 up and dropped in one situation and lost three points so that’s the Premier League. I didn’t expect Chelsea to drop points – it can happen in any game and that’s what makes the league so special, so many people want to watch it and that’s why we play at Christmas time,’ he added.
Arne Slot hailed Liverpool’s players following his side’s impressive win against Tottenham
Slot insisted that his team could have scored even more goals during Sunday’s game
The Liverpool boss is refusing to get carried away despite his team being four points clear
And Slot sang his praises for Mohamed Salah who delivered another man-of-the-match display became the first player in Premier League history to reach double figures in goals and assists before Christmas. The Egyptian now has 15 goals and 10 assists in the league this season.
‘Of course, you have an idea when you start working with players but the best way to judge or experience them is to start working with them. Mo shows what he has shown for many years at Liverpool,’ said Slot. ‘Apart from him being a good footballer, he is very likeable as a person. He understands what it takes to be at this level every three days and is working really hard for this. That’s what impresses me that as a top player, he understands how hard he has to work for the quality he shows.’
Salah also became Liverpool’s fourth all-time leading goal-scorer, surpassing Billy Liddell and he now has 229 goals for the club.
“It’s great to achieve that at such a big club, but the most important thing is that we won the game. Wherever I am going to end my career I am happy about it,’ Salah told Sky Sports. Asked for an update on his future, with his contract expiring in the summer, he said ‘No’.
