Slot: It Was a Difficult Match, and That's What I Expect on Sunday
Liverpool manager Arne Slot appeared in press statements after the 1-0 victory over Leicester City in the 33rd round of the Premier League.
The coach said: "It was a difficult match, but that's what you can expect when you forget to score your first chances, then the other team starts to feel confident, the stadium is full, and of course, the crowd was supporting the home team, while a 0-0 draw usually makes them more critical."
He added: "I think we created two great chances in the first five minutes, and in the first 15-20 minutes of the second half, we created one chance after another, in my opinion."
He emphasized: "Since I came here, I don't think we've played a match where we had all these dangerous chances and didn't score one. In the end, we needed a set-piece to score, which wasn't a big chance, but it was a great touch from Trent."
Regarding Trent Alexander-Arnold scoring with his left foot: "I wonder if he has done that before? But his left foot is excellent. Because his right foot is exceptionally good, he prefers to shoot with his right, it was an important goal, great for him. Last week it was Virgil [van Dijk], now Trent, and Mohamed [Salah] for a long time - today he missed some chances. It's great to have players who can perform well if we really need them."
On the possibility of winning the title against Tottenham at Anfield: "We are all looking forward to that match. We always look forward to it when we play at home. But we have played against Tottenham several times, and we know they can make things difficult for us, they are a good team, and all their injured players are back, and they are still competing for a European title, but I look forward to the match because I expect our fans to be loud on Sunday."
The coach said: "It was a difficult match, but that's what you can expect when you forget to score your first chances, then the other team starts to feel confident, the stadium is full, and of course, the crowd was supporting the home team, while a 0-0 draw usually makes them more critical."
He added: "I think we created two great chances in the first five minutes, and in the first 15-20 minutes of the second half, we created one chance after another, in my opinion."
He emphasized: "Since I came here, I don't think we've played a match where we had all these dangerous chances and didn't score one. In the end, we needed a set-piece to score, which wasn't a big chance, but it was a great touch from Trent."
Regarding Trent Alexander-Arnold scoring with his left foot: "I wonder if he has done that before? But his left foot is excellent. Because his right foot is exceptionally good, he prefers to shoot with his right, it was an important goal, great for him. Last week it was Virgil [van Dijk], now Trent, and Mohamed [Salah] for a long time - today he missed some chances. It's great to have players who can perform well if we really need them."
On the possibility of winning the title against Tottenham at Anfield: "We are all looking forward to that match. We always look forward to it when we play at home. But we have played against Tottenham several times, and we know they can make things difficult for us, they are a good team, and all their injured players are back, and they are still competing for a European title, but I look forward to the match because I expect our fans to be loud on Sunday."