Slot: Pep praise, Van Dijk form and Premier League title race

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When you are analysing every opponent, it's always nice when you play against his teams because then you have the privilege to watch five, six, seven games of his team and you never get bored. Get instant access with no contract Watch FREE Premier League highlights Premier League fixtures "It's a joy to watch where so many other game are not, in my opinion, a joy to watch anymore."It's become more [about] time-wasting and things I don't like that much about the game, but which are very good tools to use to make it difficult for other teams if they play against you.

It's always something special if you watch a game on one of his teams."A lot of managers win, but in the style he has won his trophies, that is why he stands out compared to many others."I wonder if there are many managers that start their career now that will reach 1,000 [games], especially at the level he's worked at, because it was probably already very hard to achieve that and there's a lot of sacrifices coming with that."'Van Dijk should take criticism as a compliment' Image: Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk Slot also touched on his captain Virgil van Dijk, with the defender coming in for criticism this season. When you walk through the AXA [training centre], when we start the training session, you can hear him, you can feel he's our leader."He's already been so important for this club for so many years, but I don't think I've had many captains that were so vocal, so loud as he is.

Maybe he should it see as a compliment, because that's where he set the bar from." Sunday 9th November 4:00pm Kick off 4:30pm 'I'm focused on winning games, not league table' Any game between Man City and Liverpool is often billed as a title race clash, but with Arsenal holding a commanding lead, Slot is focused on winning as many games as possible rather than the league table."If you look at the current league table, it's clear," he added. It's just trying to win as many games as you can and give yourself the best position you can."But definitely two very good teams are going to play against each other and what the future will bring, we will see."Watch Man City vs Liverpool on Super Sunday live on Sky Sports from 4pm; kick-off 4.30pm.