Football, Liverpool one step away from Premier League title. Slot ‘not thinking about it’

Milan, 18 April (LaPresse) – Arne Slot says he is not thinking about Liverpool winning the Premier League title on Sunday. The Dutch coach would join a small group of managers capable of winning the title in their first year at the helm of a new club. The honest answer is no, but I don't know if you believe me,’ Slot said on Friday when asked if he was thinking about winning the title. “I don't look back much, nor do I look ahead much. That's just how I am,” he added. Liverpool are on the verge of winning their 20th English top-flight title, which would equal Manchester United's record. It could happen on Sunday if Ipswich beat second-placed Arsenal and then Liverpool defeat Leicester. ‘I don't think about it at all,’ said Slot, whose team has a 13-point lead with six games to go. Slot, who replaced Jurgen Klopp last summer, is set to join an elite company. José Mourinho (Chelsea, 2004-05), Carlo Ancelotti (Chelsea, 2009-10), Manuel Pellegrini (Manchester City, 2013-14), Claudio Ranieri (Leicester, 2015-16) and Antonio Conte (Chelsea, 2016-17) have all won the Premier League in their first season. Of this group, only Ranieri had previously coached in the English top flight. It would not be the first time a Liverpool manager has achieved this feat. Joe Fagan led the Reds to the title in 1984, two years before Kenny Dalglish did the same. Finally, the transfer market. Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah have both signed two-year extensions, but Slot did not provide any details on the status of Trent Alexander-Arnold's contract. The right-back has been heavily linked with a move to Real Madrid this summer. ‘We don't talk about it until things are done, and they're not, that's why we don't talk publicly about this situation,’ Slot said.