L Liverpool Have 'big Responsibility' To Win Title At Anfield - Slot

Liverpool head Arne Slot says his squad person a "big responsibility" to unafraid nan club's 20th top-flight title by getting a constituent against Tottenham astatine Anfield connected Sunday.

Arsenal's tie pinch Crystal Palace connected Wednesday intends nan Reds request conscionable a constituent against Spurs to triumph nan Premier League pinch 4 games remaining.

Liverpool past secured nan title successful 2019-20 nether erstwhile head Jurgen Klopp during a clip erstwhile fans were not allowed into stadiums because of nan Covid pandemic.

The Reds lifted nan trophy successful an quiet Anfield arsenic they claimed their first top-flight triumph successful 30 years.

"First of all, that's a large work because we are alert that nan past clip this nine won nan convention it was Covid clip truthful everybody is looking guardant to Sunday but we cognize that location is still a occupation to beryllium done and that's astatine slightest 1 point," said Slot.

"That's what we cognize and, hopefully, our fans cognize arsenic good and they support america successful nan champion imaginable measurement they tin - for illustration they person each play - and are alert of nan truth that we still request a point.

"We are decidedly alert of that. It's a bully crippled to look guardant to but it's besides a work we person for Sunday."

Tottenham are without a triumph astatine Anfield since 2011 and travel into nan crippled having mislaid 18 convention games this play and pinch their superior attraction connected a Europa League semi-final first-leg against Bodo/Glimt connected Thursday.

Liverpool person been beaten conscionable doubly successful nan convention this play - erstwhile astatine Anfield - and person nan champion location grounds successful nan apical flight, having earned 41 points from 16 games.

Slot, who has antecedently won nan Dutch title pinch Feyenoord, is successful his first play arsenic Liverpool head aft replacing Klopp past summer.

His broadside person a 12-point advantage complete second-placed Arsenal.

There person been suggestions that nan apical formation has not been arsenic competitory arsenic successful caller seasons but Slot believes it is simply a "difficult league" to win.

"I've only been present for a twelvemonth truthful I tin only show you what I've knowledgeable this season," he said.

"I deliberation it's ne'er been arsenic breathtaking for top-four, top-five finish. In each nan years before, it was rather clear which clubs will astir apt get nan apical 3 aliases 4 positions.

"In my opinion, it's a really difficult convention because that's what I've knowledgeable complete here, there's ne'er been an easy game. It's ever been very difficult to triumph a crippled of football.

"We are not nan only squad successful this convention who find it difficult to triumph a crippled by 3 aliases 4 goals. That was possibly easier two, three, 4 aliases 5 years ago.

"Either nan teams are not truthful bully immoderate much - nan Liverpools, nan Manchester Citys and nan Arsenals - aliases we are still very bully but nan different teams person nan costs to walk conscionable arsenic overmuch or, successful immoderate situations, moreover more."