Liverpool head coach Arne Slot insisted his Premier League leaders wished no motivation from Man Metropolis‘s defeat at Brighton to beat Aston Villa and take a five-point lead into the worldwide break.
A method of different swept by Anfield merely sooner than kick-off following info of the defending champions’ loss on the south coast nevertheless Slot said that was not the driving challenge behind their 2-0 win – the fifteenth victory in 17 video video games this season.
“I can’t inform what the followers felt, I can solely say if my players need extra motivation that might not be a very good suggestion,” said the Dutchman.
“Within the occasion you play at Anfield in entrance of your private followers it’s best to solely be motivated. You shouldn’t need motivation from one different match.”
Liverpool’s 28 components from 11 matches has been bettered solely as quickly as throughout the closing 34 seasons, in 2019-20 as soon as that they had 31 components on the similar stage and went on to win the league comfortably.
Having crushed Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday to make it 4 wins from 4 throughout the Champions League, merely days after coming from behind to defeat Brighton, it has been a serious week in Slot’s temporary Anfield occupation.
Nonetheless he’s not getting carried away by his rivals’ slip-ups as he’s acutely aware fortunes can shortly change.
“It was positively an unlimited week nevertheless every sport is,” he added.
“Hopefully we are able to have a number of these weeks to return again. We are trying to compete for the league, for the Champions League and for the cups as successfully.
“We moreover understand it’s a prolonged season as successfully and the likes of Arsenal, Chelsea and Metropolis are capable of profitable so many video video games in 17 as we did.”
The one draw again to the victory, secured by targets from Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah, was a hamstring hurt to Trent Alexander-Arnold which is extra more likely to rule him out of England’s forthcoming Nations League matches.
“That’s robust to say how extreme it’s nevertheless it’s always a extreme if a participant goes out throughout the first half,” said Slot.
“He requested for it on account of he felt one factor, in order that’s initially not an excellent sign.
“It’s always robust so shut after the game to let you already know exactly what it’s nevertheless let’s wait and see.
“I is likely to be shocked if we’ll see him having fun with for the England nationwide workforce this week nevertheless hopefully he can.”
For the first time Villa have misplaced 4 successive matches beneath supervisor Unai Emery.
“Clearly the consequence won’t be good nevertheless how we carried out I’m assured. I’m assured on account of I imagine we’re in the perfect method after this match,” he said.
“We would have liked to get components nevertheless as we converse in the direction of Liverpool we’re capable of accept the consequence on account of they’re truly feeling sturdy at home and not going dominating and creating prospects in the direction of us.
“They acquired and we accept it.”
Villa had two penalty appeals throughout the second half, one for a shirt pull on Pau Torres and one different for a foul on the defender.
“For me it was clearly a penalty on account of he pulled the shirt of Pau Torres. I do know that in Europe it’s a penalty, nevertheless proper right here in England they should use VAR,” he said.
“On this state of affairs it was clear. I always respect the alternatives of referees and I accept it, nevertheless for me, as soon as I watched it, with VAR it was a clear penalty.
“It was an essential second throughout the sport on account of if we might have the prospect to shoot the penalty, maybe the match would have been completely completely different.
“I accept the consequence and the referee’s selection [but] I don’t agree.”
