Will Arne Slot focus solely on the Premier League title?

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A conundrum for LFC to think about…

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00:00Well, starting with Liverpool and looking at their current situation,

00:05obviously it was mentioned we are in this, you know, highly anticipated,

00:09high-pressured sort of run-in where every sort of goal,

00:12every result really has that bit of pressure around it now for Arnish's side.

00:16And it's all, you know, credit to them to have worked so hard and played so well to get to this situation where they are,

00:23you know, still alive in, you know, the competitions,

00:26obviously, albeit the FA Cup. But in terms of the Champions League, Premier League,

00:31that sort of debate, that sort of debacle between the fans, what they'd prefer,

00:35what they'd rather go and go and win if they can't win both of them,

00:39of course, which obviously is a possibility.

00:43You know, do you feel they should go all out for the Premier League title with that sort of,

00:47you know, factor of not winning it for so long, then winning it with no fans in the ground?

00:53They've won the Champions League since, of course, with their fans.

00:56What's your sort of thoughts on where they should really put their eggs into which basket come this end of the season?

01:04I think that there is maybe a little bit of a case to be made.

01:07Now, I don't think Arnish Slott would say, take that on board,

01:11because when Liverpool went off the FA Cup, he was absolutely fuming.

01:15He didn't, you know, he wasn't in his mannerisms after the game,

01:21but the language he was using, he basically said these players were good enough to go and win that game.

01:26And he saw that as a way to get the fringe players minutes.

01:30And you'll see, like a lot of managers, win and breeds confidence,

01:34and you want to win as many games as possible and keep the ball rolling.

01:40But as you say, the Premier League, they're in the driving seat now, very much so.

01:45So we speak the seven points clear, and it's theirs to lose.

01:49Whereas the Champions League, it's going to be difficult.

01:54It looks like it's going to be PSG or Benfica.

01:56If you play PSG, that's a very, very difficult two legs.

02:00How much is that going to take out of Liverpool?

02:04The additional risk of injuries, then you've got...

02:07And then let's not forget that Liverpool have got the Carabao Cup final against Newcastle next month.

02:13And that's a game that all fans will want to win.

02:15So as you say, the Premier League title, it's the one that...

02:19There's still a little bit of a sour taste in fans' minds,

02:24just because of what happened last time.

02:27It still gets bandied around as such as the COVID title,

02:30even though Liverpool had already gotten those how many points clear by the time the pandemic happened.

02:38But yeah, they didn't get to celebrate that one properly,

02:40and they've come so close a couple of times with City.

02:44They ranked City close in 22-23,

02:48and they were in it until the latter stages of last season.

02:52So I dare say there might be some fans who think,

02:56let's get out of the Champions League.

02:57But another thing in the Champions League is it brings a lot of revenue into the club,

03:01and Liverpool lost out on that revenue last season being in the Europa League.

03:05So that's something else you've got to factor in.

03:07But I don't think Arslan will be giving up on either competition, definitely.

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