Liverpool boss Arne Slot has mentioned nobody ought to really feel sorry for Pep Guardiola regardless of his Manchester Metropolis facet having suffered a fourth consecutive Premier League defeat at Anfield on Sunday.
Liverpool received their conflict towards Metropolis 2-0 because of objectives from Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah, to go 11 factors away from fifth-place Metropolis on the desk.
Guardiola’s facet is now winless in seven video games and is on its worst shedding streak within the league since August 2008 — a month earlier than Sheikh Mansour took over the membership.
Nonetheless, Slot was fast to level to Guardiola’s spectacular document throughout his time as Metropolis boss when requested if he had any sympathy for the visiting supervisor.
“You are feeling sympathy or empathy with the managers which are in a extremely unhealthy place,” Slot mentioned in his postmatch information convention.
“They’ve both misplaced many video games or they’re down on the backside of the league however Pep has received so many issues and he is proven so many occasions already.
“That is why the league just isn’t determined in November. Final season they have been eight factors behind Arsenal I feel in February. Nobody has to really feel sorry for Pep, possibly for different managers however not for Pep.
“He is received so many issues and he’ll be capable of carry Metropolis again.”
It has been a powerful week for Liverpool, who now have a nine-point cushion on the prime of the desk, having already overwhelmed Actual Madrid on Wednesday to proceed their excellent run within the Champions League.
However Slot has insisted that his crew shouldn’t get carried away and as a substitute should look to maintain delivering on the pitch.
He mentioned: “Taking part in towards Actual Madrid, taking part in towards Man Metropolis, groups which have been and are so, so good with managers which have received so many trophies, it is all the time good to return out in these conditions as a winner.
“However the purpose why these groups received so many issues is that they weren’t in a position to win a few times, they have been in a position to win each few days. We have been actually proud of these two wins however we need to obtain greater than this. Profitable a few times, even towards these massive groups, just isn’t sufficient to win something on the finish of the season.
“I noticed Arsenal yesterday and I noticed Chelsea right this moment, they’re all able to getting the identical successful streak that we’ve got so let’s not get carried away with one or two wins. It is all about consistency to the top of the season, preserving the gamers match and preserving them taking part in with this a lot power.”
Preserving gamers match will likely be paramount if Liverpool are to go on to clinch a twentieth league title this time period, with Slot’s defensive choices already depleted owing to accidents to Ibrahima Konaté, Conor Bradley and Kostas Tsimikas.
“Conor Bradley and Ibrahima Konate will each be out for a couple of weeks,” Slot mentioned. “They won’t be within the crew this week for certain. I do not suppose Kostas will likely be with us within the upcoming week as properly.
“These gamers that we’ve got accessible now, it is necessary much more than regular for them to remain match. That is additionally why I took Trent [Alexander-Arnold] off after 70 minutes.
“He was in a position to play longer, he performed an excellent recreation, defended very well once more and was a serious risk in assault however realizing that we play Newcastle on Wednesday after which the Merseyside derby on Saturday with solely 5 [defenders] accessible, we’ve got to deal with them.”
