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Arne Slot aims for FA Cup and Champions League success to salvage Liverpool’s season after a poor Premier League run. Liverpool, sixth, face Tottenham next.
Liverpool manager Arne Slot (AP)
Arne Slot acknowledged that the “bar at Liverpool is always high” as he aims for success in the FA Cup and Champions League to salvage the club’s season after a poor Premier League title defence.
Relegation-threatened Tottenham visit Anfield on Sunday, almost a year after their last visit, when Liverpool secured the English league title.
Despite investing nearly £450 million ($600 million) in the transfer market to strengthen their squad, Liverpool enter this weekend sixth in the table, 19 points behind leaders Arsenal.
Slot’s team also suffered a 1-0 defeat in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie at Galatasaray in midweek and face a challenging trip to Manchester City in the FA Cup quarter-finals.
However, the Dutchman insisted that there should be no decline in the expectations placed on the English giants.
“Big difference between where we are now and where we were then, that is clear and obvious,” Arne Slot said, referring to the contrast between facing Spurs now and 11 months ago.
“The bar at Liverpool is always high, it has always been high and will always be high,” Slot aserted.
“We are a top club. The bar should be set high by the people around us, but we will set the bar just as high.
“This season, of course, we are unable to win the league again but we are still in two cups — the Champions League and the FA Cup — where we are competing,” he added.
Alisson Can Be Back, Isak Not Yet Ready
Slot could have Alisson Becker back in goal on Sunday after the Brazilian number one missed the trip to Istanbul due to a minor muscle injury.
However, he confirmed that club-record signing Alexander Isak is not yet ready to return to action after fracturing a fibula in December.
Liverpool are level on points with fifth-placed Chelsea and three behind both Manchester United and Aston Villa, who play at Old Trafford on Sunday.
Tottenham’s situation is even more critical as they are just one point above the relegation zone.
Spurs have set an unwanted club record by losing their past six games in all competitions.
Embattled interim boss Igor Tudor is set to remain in charge for the trip to Anfield.
(With inputs from Agencies)
March 13, 2026, 16:18 IST
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