Liverpool’s director Arne Slot hopes that Manchester City will be in the mix of the Premier League title next season after a “unique season”.
Slot’s Liverpool goes to the Etihad Stadium on Sunday afternoon to take a fourth place in the city at the table, 17 points in the rhythm of the reds in a Dutch shape.
The decline of the city has surprised a lot of people and the eight Premier League champions reacted quickly by spending about 170 million pounds in January transfer Window to Omar Marmoush, Nico Gonzalez, Abdukodir Khusanov and Vitor Reis.
It is too late for Pep Guardiola’s positions to return to the mixture for a fifth Premier League title, with his ambitions now focused on achieving a first four place end after being eliminated from Champions league.
Speaking before Liverpool ‘The trip to Manchester, Slot, admitted that he sees the deployment of the city as nothing more than a temporary blow before the return to the challenge next season.
“Everyone is surprised that the city is not up there because it has been for so many years,” Slot said Sky Sports. “They have a great manager who has shown that it can be there every season. So I don’t think anyone had hoped that they were so many points behind them. I see that they reappear.
“I think last weekend were very good against Newcastle. They have already introduced three or four new players, so I think everyone knows that it is probably a unique season that they are not there.
“Everyone knows that this is a unique season that is not there, and everyone, at least I, hope they will be there next season because you can see them going up. So it is a surprise, but I think they are much better.
“They started well the season, I think they will arrive again. But they fell too many points in a difficult period of the season, where they also had many injuries. And then this league is ruthless. If you are not as best as possible Each match is difficult. “
Liverpool could end up winning a Premier LeagueThe Carabao Cup and the Champions League is treading this season if everything is going to plan, with a surprise from the FA CUP of the fourth round in front of the Plymouth Argyle championship, the only real lack of the record record so far.
It’s the only competition City They could still win this year: They are in the fifth round after leaving the duo EFL Salford City and Leyton Orient in rounds three and four,
