In the Premier League Liverpool leads: the team of Arne Slot beat Aston Villa 2-0 at Anfield, after reigning champions Manchester City lost 2-1 at Brighton. The results gave Liverpool a five-point lead over Pep Guardiola’s side, who have lost four consecutive games: “If we are five points clear at the top of the table, then it means something,” he told the BBC Mac Allister after the match against the team of Emery.
Then again: “But we have to proceed step by step. If you had asked me before the start of the season I wouldn’t have said that we were candidates to win the Premier League, but now it seems that we are.”
Arne Slot and the growth of Curtis Jones
The technician of RedsArne Slots, instead spoke about the growth of Curtis Jones: “He has a lot of qualities with the ball. He’s never afraid to do something special with it, but sometimes he touches the ball a little too much in my opinion because he’s so confident. But the confidence is an important tool. Incredibly hard work rate and we trust him in defense. It’s all about consistency “. On his merits for the boy’s growth: “It’s not me, it’s because he became a father and I had nothing to do with it!” he joked. “You never know if that plays a role or not. Since then [la nascita di suo figlio] he did great performances. In the pre-season, I thought he was great and he is again now. In general, it probably has to do with the way the team plays, because every player who comes in has a good performance. This says a lot about the quality of the team and how they play together.”