Arne Slot has expressed relief after his team took a significant step toward securing the Premier League title, stating he “doesn’t care” where Liverpool seal the championship.
The Reds are now 13 points clear at the top of the table, needing just six points from their final six games to claim a record-equalling 20th league title following a dramatic 2-1 win over West Ham United on Sunday.
Virgil van Dijk scored an 89th-minute header from Alexis Mac Allister’s corner, just moments after a calamitous own goal from Andy Robertson had canceled out Luis Diaz’s early opener.
If Arsenal lose to Ipswich Town next Sunday, Liverpool can secure the Premier League title with a victory at Leicester City later that day.
However, if Arsenal win, the Reds may have to wait until their next home game against Tottenham Hotspur to seal the championship.
Slot said: “I don’t care where we win it. We know we have to win two more games, which has been on 32 occasions difficult enough for us.
“First win two and that is the only thing we should focus on, and each week try to improve more and more to give us a better chance to win a game next week against Leicester.
“Everybody can talk (about Leicester) but what I saw is for the first time in 11 games Leicester scored two goals and got a result (2-2 at Brighton on Saturday). They probably have a bit more confidence going into our game now.
“We have shown in the last 32 games there have only been two or three wins that were quite comfortable. The rest were very, very, very hard work. That is our only focus – winning a game of football.”
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