Liverpool boss Arne Slot has warned his players they will face a stern test in their Premier League title race. When they travel to Arsenal at the Emirates on Sunday.
The Reds travel south to the capital this weekend top of the table. And the Dutchman has made an impressive start to the season since arriving at Anfield in the summer. Winning 11 of his first 12 games in all competitions.UFABET
Their latest league win over in-form Chelsea was their toughest test so far. But Slots thinks the clash with Arsenal is another level. With the Gunners finishing as runners-up last season and now four points off the leaders.
Slot said:
“I think Chelsea will do well this season and they showed that at Anfield.”
“But if you look at the last two seasons, Arsenal are not only better than us. They are also better than Chelsea.”
“So you can imagine that playing against Arsenal will be more difficult.”
“Let’s see how Chelsea and Arsenal end the season. But normally you would think, especially away from home. It would be more difficult than Chelsea at home and we’ve all seen how difficult it is to play Chelsea at home.”
SLOT There is no doubt that Liverpool’s title hopes will be determined by their games against defending champions Arsenal and Man City, who face City on December 1.
“Nobody knows at the moment who your opponents will be. But I think we all know Arsenal will be one of them,” he said.
“It’s always important to lose or gain points against them. I think last season it was three draws and one loss [against Arsenal and Man City]. So if you do the math, if Liverpool had won them all the way, the league table would have been different.”
“It’s difficult to win away games against Arsenal or Man City. But that’s what we’re definitely trying to do on Sunday.”