Liverpool boss Arne Slot's response over Sunderland vs Arsenal game speaks volumes

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Liverpool Echo IconSportFootballLiverpool FCArsenal could have established a comfortable lead at the top of the Premier League if they had beaten Sunderland on Saturday afternoon before Liverpool's clash with Man CityArne Slot remained coy when he was quizzed on the Premier League title race ahead of Liverpool's clash against Manchester City. Slot told Sky Sports: "I think in general you focus on your own team.READ MORE: Premier League issue explanation on VAR controversy as Liverpool punished vs Man CityREAD MORE: Hugo Ekitike shares true feelings on Liverpool transfer - 'He's on my back'"After the results we've had in the last one and a half months, it's even more reason to focus on yourself and not on others.

I heard the result, as I heard the result of all the other games played in the Premier League yesterday as well."Slot was then asked whether he's going to deploy a similar plan to the one he used against Real Madrid, in anticipation that Man City will look to play Erling Haaland in-behind.The likes of Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Junior, Jude Bellingham didn't get a sniff when Liverpool defeated Los Blancos 1-0 in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday night.The Reds boss said: "There is a similarity. If you look at them, both number nines – Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland – both of them are incredibly fast.

Both of them scoring most goals for their team."But, you cannot compare Real Madrid to Manchester City. If you look at the pace of both number nines – Mbappe and Haaland – I see a lot of similarities."