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Arne Slot refuses to get carried away by Liverpool’s excellent start to their Premier League season as he highlighted the difficulties of winning a league title.
Liverpool sit at the top of the tree on Christmas Day with Slot’s side four points ahead of second-placed Chelsea with a game in hand.
However, Slot is keen to keep his players and Liverpool fans grounded by insisting that you can only judge the rankings halfway through.
Finally, speaking in one interview with Sky Sports, said of Liverpool’s title claim: ‘I always said how difficult it was. You can see it now. The best way to assess the rankings is after 19 matches.
‘It’s so difficult to win a competition anywhere in the world. It’s so hard to win the competition. You have to do so many things right. That’s why so many teams and not many players can do this, because it’s so hard.
‘I hope I can continue to be so happy with the work I do. That was at Feyenoord – as I was there in 2024 – and Liverpool.’
Arne Slot calls for caution when it comes to Liverpool winning the league title
Liverpool are flying high in the Premier League, but Slot has said it is still early days
The Dutchman is used to going on holiday with family during the holidays, but will have to get used to the busy Christmas football calendar this year.
He adds, “It’s different. Yesterday there was a padel tournament that my brother organized and I knew from last season that I was there and the day after I went to Dubai for 10 days.
‘No, I’m here. “I’m not going to Dubai because I’m going to officiate some Premier League games.”
When asked if it is difficult to be away from family, Slot answers: ‘Yes. If I said no, it would probably be strange too. There are obvious reasons why we (my wife and I) kept the children and my wife in the Netherlands as they are in their last year of school.
‘They have to take their exams, so it was not the ideal time for us to bring them to England. But in an ideal world you are the manager of Liverpool and you still have your family around you.’
Trent Alexander-Arnold, Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk are all out of contract this summer
Slot hopes to follow in Jurgen Klopp’s footsteps by winning the Premier League title
Slot’s wish for 2025 is to win a trophy and he hopes Virgil van Dijk, Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold can help him achieve this feat.
The key trio can speak to clubs outside the Premier League from January 1 as they are all out of contract this summer and Slot once again refused to be drawn into speculation.
‘I would say what a special achievement it is for these three that they have done it in the past (winning the Premier League). I hope they will do this again.
‘Yes (a trophy would be nice), that’s why we do this work. But to win it it takes a long process and that’s why you have to do a lot of things right and you have to enjoy that process too. I did that last year and hopefully I will do that next year too.’
Liverpool host Leicester City on Boxing Day before facing West Ham in London on December 29.