Liverpool are on the cusp of a momentous achievement, with Arne Slot’s facet needing only a single level at dwelling in opposition to Tottenham Hotspur to safe their twentieth top-flight title — one that might draw them degree with Manchester United within the all-time honours checklist.
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With a commanding 12-point lead over Arsenal and solely 5 matches left, the arithmetic are easy. Arsenal’s 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace midweek has capped their potential at 79 factors — a determine Liverpool may surpass even with a draw this Sunday. Slot’s Reds have been relentless, racking up 26 wins from 33 video games and averaging 2.39 factors per match.
It’s been an emphatic marketing campaign, one outlined not simply by wins however by the way through which they’ve been achieved.
Tottenham Job Affords Beneficial Circumstances
Tottenham’s present type and fixture congestion may make issues simpler for Liverpool. The North London facet sit sixteenth within the Premier League and are burdened with Europa League semi-final obligations. With rotation possible and motivation probably break up, Anfield may see a weakened Spurs XI.
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It doesn’t assist Ange Postecoglou’s facet that Liverpool have already hit them for ten objectives throughout league and cup competitions this season. Add to that Liverpool’s 15-match unbeaten streak in opposition to Spurs at dwelling, and the chances shift additional within the hosts’ favour.
Mohamed Salah will as soon as once more be central. The Egyptian has 15 profession objectives in opposition to Spurs and is three purpose involvements away from breaking the Premier League’s single-season report. Sunday affords a becoming stage.
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Slot Hits Again at “Weak League” Speak
Amid the build-up, Slot has responded to whispers that this Premier League season has lacked high quality — a critique typically levelled when one facet dominates so fully.
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“Everybody can have your opinion, and the place we dwell it’s a optimistic factor you may share it with everybody. So long as it comes from their very own thought, that’s the great factor,” he mentioned.
“I can solely inform you what I’ve skilled this season and may say it’s by no means been as thrilling for a top-five end.”
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“In my view it’s a extremely tough league, there’s not a simple recreation. However that tells you one thing about us.”
“However we’re not the one crew to search out it laborious to win a recreation by two or three objectives. Possibly Liverpool and Metropolis and Arsenals aren’t nearly as good, or the opposite groups have gotten higher.”
Legacy and Leverage for Slot
Whereas the ultimate whistle on Sunday might mark the clinching of silverware, it may additionally signify a broader shift underneath Slot. Any suggestion that Liverpool’s success is circumstantial quite than systemic underestimates the cohesion, depth, and evolution Slot has instilled.
Sure, the competitors could also be inconsistent, however this Liverpool facet have performed greater than trip that wave — they’ve outlined the usual.