Arne Slot knows what must happen next after 'completely honest' Liverpool admission

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Arne Slot says he has been surprised by the length of time it is taking a new-look Liverpool to get up to speed this season, with 2026 set to be a big year for his teamLiverpool head coach Arne Slot is feeling the heat(Image: Paul ELLIS / AFP via Getty Images)Quite obviously, it hasn't been the start to the season that Liverpool was expecting. Sitting in seventh spot before the final round of fixtures before Christmas, Arne Slot's side has work to do.Having already lost six games — two more than in the whole of last season — Liverpool is playing catch-up.

The Gunners are only 10 points ahead of Liverpool, however.READ MORE: Liverpool handed major double injury boost as Arne Slot confirms timeline for Cody Gakpo returnREAD MORE: Arne Slot responds to unexpected Mohamed Salah question with telling replyManchester City, with Erling Haaland flying, is eight points clear of the Reds, while Aston Villa has a seven-point lead over Slot's men. Chelsea, in fourth spot, only has two more points than Liverpool.After winning each of its first five Premier League fixtures without playing well, the talk around Liverpool centered around imagining how good it would be when things finally clicked.While the title race might now be too far away to be thinking about anything other than securing a route back into the Champions League, it remains the case that things can — or at least should — only get better from here.Slot speaks at his Liverpool press conference to preview the trip to Tottenham(Image: Liverpool FC)"I think we are getting closer and closer to the team I want us to be," Slot told reporters on Friday."That has gone with ups and downs, let’s be completely clear about that, but for me, that makes complete sense because of all the changes we made during the summer.

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