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We'll go a long time before we see their ilk again in all honesty, I am sure.Today17:14 BSTIn conversationArne Slot is deep in conversation with CEO Billy Hogan pitchside here as the players warm up.Plenty to discuss too given Reds chief Hogan emailed the club's season ticket holders and members yesterday over the decision to raise prices.Today17:05 BST"Every game for Liverpool is a must-win"Arne Slot speaking to Sky Sports:"We made five changes, it made complete sense with the week we've had. This is about the future of Liverpool FC's support as we know it."Today16:43 BSTImportance heaped on Liverpool showdown with FulhamA second goal for Igor Thiago means that they're now level on points with Liverpool, behind the Reds on goal difference.Adds to the importance of this encounter with Fulham now, who haven't won at Anfield since 2021.Since then, Liverpool have won three and drawn once but in each of the last three, the Cottagers have taken the lead.Today16:41 BSTBig goal at BrentfordIgor Thiago has scored for the second time and Brentford lead Everton 2-1.Today16:33 BSTTeam musingsSo what do we think about that Liverpool team then?I quite like it.I can see the case for giving Hugo Ekitike a breather and I like the idea of Rio Ngumoha flying at the Fulham defence.

We have seven Premier League games left and we know exactly what is required if we want to qualify for the Champions League next season. But sometimes things don't look as good as they might be, if you don't understand what I just tried to explain."Kenny Tete, Harrison Reed and Kevin are all missing for the visitors.Reed scored a dramatic equalise for the Cottagers in this fixture after the midfielder netted a spectacular effort.Today15:08 BSTEarly goal at BrentfordAnd Brentford lead Everton 1-0 thanks to a third-minute penalty from Igor Thiago.That means the Bees are currently up to sixth and level on points with Liverpool in fifth.Today15:07 BSTArne Slot programme notesIt is clear and obvious that for us this is a phase of the season which not only includes a number of challenging games in a short space of time, it is also one that will go a long way towards determining whether or not we can fulfil our remaining objectives.While I would be the first to admit that the season has not been the one we wanted, it still offers us opportunities – if we can take them.We know exactly what is still on offer to us and we also know how much effort we will have to put in and how well we will need to perform if we are to finish as strongly as we would like to.Today this means taking on a Fulham team who have their own objectives and who will come to Anfield looking to make things as difficult for us as always.I am sure that no-one will need to be reminded of the last time we faced Fulham in the Premier League because that was a day when we showed so much character and quality to put ourselves within touching distance of a vital win only for it to be snatched away from us in the very last seconds.This is credit to them, of course, and it was also typical of the way Marco Silva’s team play because they always give us a proper test and, as that occasion showed, they are the kind of opponent who will look to push you all the way.For us, though, that game should give us another incentive to go one step further today and we can do this if we use that disappointment and the knowledge of how it came about as an incentive.We also have to do something even more important and that is to not be distracted in any way, shape or form by the fact that we have another vital fixture coming in three days’ time.The second leg against Paris Saint-Germain can wait.

It would serve us no purpose to think about it now or even to look back too much on what happened in the first leg.This is the Premier League – a totally different competition – and if we are to give ourselves the best possible chance of qualifying for next season’s Champions League, we have to give it our full attention and not get involved in thinking about what else is on the horizon.This is why we constantly tell ourselves that it is always about taking one game at a time. Any other approach would be a mistake, particularly when each match we play has so much riding on it, as is true of this stage of the season.We also owe it to our supporters to give this game and nothing else our full attention, particularly after the disappointing results we have had lately.I know a lot was said about some of our fans choosing to leave early at Manchester City last weekend, but I always say it is up to us to perform in a way that keeps them involved.