Arne Slot sends clear message to Arsenal as Liverpool resume title run-in against Everton

Arne Slot has warned Arsenal that Liverpool will not be easing off in their pursuit of the title, despite holding a significant advantage. The Reds go into the against nine points ahead of , who closed the gap slightly by beating .

over their London rivals on Tuesday night as returned from injury to score the crucial goal. But and his players know that they will need to be perfect in their remaining matches, and benefit from a implosion, if they are to reel them in.

Liverpool have been the frontrunners all season under Slot’s management and now have just one sole focus, having against and been and . They are now full steam ahead towards winning their first Premier League title since 2019/20.

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"The situation that we are in is the kind that we would all have wanted when our campaign began at Ipswich Town back in August, so now we must make the most of it,” Slot swrites in his programme notes for the clash with Everton. “This means remaining focused on ourselves and our own results, not becoming distracted by anything else and reaching the standards that we know will be required in each and every game that we play.

"I said before the break that it was a big positive that our advantage at the top of the table had increased but at the same time we are all aware that these kind of leads are always likely to fluctuate, particularly in a league which is as competitive as the Premier League.”

Slot has insisted that the ongoing speculation surrounding star players , and Virgil van Dijk is not providing a distraction to the players. All three are out of contract at the end of June and rumours of Alexander-Arnold moving to and Salah to Saudi Arabia .

However, the current focus is on , back in February thanks to James Tarkowski’s dramatic injury-time goal. Slot is determined to deliver a win for the home fans at Anfield this time around.

"It was funny before the break because I was asked on many occasions about which game was the most important because we were still involved in three competitions, but my answer was always the same – the next one is the most important,” he said.

"I think maybe not everyone believed me, but it was and is absolutely true. We need to have a laser-focus. There can be no looking ahead and definitely no looking back, the only thing that matters is the here and now.”

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