LONDON, Dec 24 — Liverpool manager Arne Slot blamed the team’s poor set-piece record for harming their top-four hopes, with the champions sitting just behind Chelsea on goal difference.
LONDON, Dec 24 — Liverpool manager Arne Slot blamed the team’s poor set-piece record for harming their top-four hopes, with the champions sitting just behind Chelsea on goal difference.
Liverpool have scored three and conceded 11 set-piece goals this season, a stark contrast to last year when they had not conceded any by midseason. Slot called the minus-eight balance a major frustration but noted their strong open-play chances have kept them close to fourth.
Injuries and absences remain a concern, with Alexander Isak out long-term, Cody Gakpo and Conor Bradley doubtful, Mohamed Salah at the Africa Cup of Nations, Joe Gomez and Wataru Endo sidelined, and Dominik Szoboszlai suspended.
“The players available need to give everything they have,” Slot said. — AFP
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