Arne Slot believes ‘best is yet to come’ as Liverpool look to end set-piece failings

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“I think we should be higher, let that be clear – I was expecting and hoping for us to be higher in the table – but even in the last six games the difference between us and the other team is constantly too small.“Now we have been a few times a bit lucky with the result [against Tottenham and Brighton] and we need to find a situation where we are so much better than the other team that luck or bad luck does not influence it any more. Referees and set pieces have had an incredible impact on the start of our season, but we should not have that as an excuse.

Only Bournemouth (12) have conceded more set-piece goals in the league this season than Liverpool (11), and while Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United have all scored 10 set-piece goals in the Premier League, Slot’s team have scored three.Arne Slot wants his team to be so far ahead in games that ‘bad luck’ does not influence the result. I think the best is still to come for this team.“If you look at what has happened in the first half [of the season] then I am not so surprised where we are.

If you look at our set-piece balance, there is not one team in the world that is minus eight in set pieces and is still joint-fourth in the league. But set pieces have such an immense impact on a football game and also on the league table.”