Arne Slot makes Liverpool Premier League title admission after Man City defeat - 'Last thing'

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“It feels there’s too many [defeats], and the last thing I should think about now is the title race,” the Dutchman said after the defeat in East Manchester. This was a day to forget for Liverpool at the Etihad “I said last season many times, even when we were leading, the best way to judge the league table is after 38.

The last thing we should focus on is the title race. We need to improve and that’s obvious.” City, who also endured a galling campaign as reigning champion last season, looks back to its best.

Several Liverpool players struggled in Sunday's defeat against City “They were in every aspect of football better in the first half,” said a forlorn Slot after the game. “I saw a lot of similarities between last season and this season with one main difference in that after we struggled a lot in the first 25 minutes we scored a set-piece.