"It is important," said Slot on their positioning in the league and Europe. "But it is also the culture of this club. "For us, it’s not a dead-special thing to be top of the league and Champions League. This team and players are used to competing for every trophy. It helps that they have experienced this.

Liverpool continued their winning streak on Sunday as they saw off Manchester City 2-0 in the Premier League to move nine points clear at the summit of the tabl

A fourth Premier League defeat in succession for Pep Guardiola’s side means they have slipped out of the top four altogether by virtue of an inferior goal difference to Brighton. As a result, Arsenal and Chelsea are now the nearest challengers to the Merseyside outfit as the London pair sit second and third respectively after winning by three-goal margins at the weekend.