Liverpool boss Arne Slot on their game with Manchester City who he says are still a great team and the title race with Arsenal
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00:00Arnaut, obviously Arsenal played before you do this weekend,
00:03so they have an opportunity to at least ask the question of you.
00:07Obviously it's impossible to ignore exactly what happens between Arsenal and West Ham,
00:11so how does that impact you, because if they win it feels like a much more pressurised situation
00:17to match their result?
00:20I think the biggest question to be asked is from Man City,
00:24because we face a strong team again, like we faced Villar.
00:28So, yeah, Arsenal plays before us,
00:32but we know that doesn't make the game easier or more difficult than we have against City.
00:39We know we have 12 games to play and Arsenal has 13 games to play,
00:43and if we constantly look at Arsenal or what other team they're doing,
00:48that would not help us.
00:50We know already how difficult it is to go to the Etihad,
00:54so we don't need Arsenal to get involved in that even more.
00:58Yeah, the last win in the league came in 2015,
01:02obviously Liverpool have won in the Champions League since then, in 2018,
01:06so what are you expecting from City, because they've had a disappointing season,
01:10they've had that disappointment in the Champions League,
01:12and obviously fighting for points to make sure they're in the Champions League next season.
01:16Yeah, what I always expect from City, since Pep is there,
01:19a great football team that can play so well,
01:23and they've had maybe one or two months in the seven or eight years he's there now
01:28that weren't the best, maybe partly because of injuries as well.
01:31Injuries come back, they've signed three or four players,
01:34I can see them coming back already if you look at the result against Newcastle.
01:38So, yeah, what you expect is what everybody expects if you go to the Etihad,
01:43if you play against City, yeah?
01:45You have to suffer as well, and work really hard to keep them away from your goal,
01:50because they are so, so, so good in ball possession.
01:54But, yeah, they face a strong team as well that haven't lost for 22 games now.