Liverpool manager, Arne Slot, admitted, his side still has a lot to improve on as he prepares to face Brighton and Hove Albion in the top flight on Saturday afternoon.
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| Liverpool manager, Arne Slot. Photo: @LFC |
Slot’s Reds will play against Brighton in the Premier League 2024/25 match on Saturday 2 November, 2024 at Anfield at 16:00 (WAT).
The Dutch manager said, “there is still much we can improve“, adding, “today’s game would be another really tough one”.
According to liverpoolfc.com, at his press conference ahead of the encounter against the Seagulls, Slot said: “Of course, it is only a few days since our teams last met so there has not been too much time to digest the outcome, but the reality is that no matter how that game would have turned out we would know that today’s game would be another really tough one.
“For the long term, on Wednesday night I really liked what I saw from the players who haven’t played that much this season yet, that they were able to play a similar style that we usually do and they brought quality into the game. That makes it even harder for me to make line-ups in the upcoming weeks but this is also something that I want.
“The fact that we won will not make a difference today, though. What we earned in that tie was a place in the next round of the Carabao Cup and that is very welcome, but it does not bring us any advantages in this fixture. If we are to win again we will have to perform really well again. We recognise the challenge that our opponents will bring and this means there will be no shortcuts.
“In recent seasons, Brighton have earned themselves a reputation for being an exciting, up-and-coming team but I would say that they have now moved onto another level again having established themselves as a top-level Premier League side. The fact that they go into this game in sixth place having achieved some really good results already this season only underlines this.
“There is still much that we can and will improve. We are as aware as anyone that we are still a work in progress – as should be expected at this stage – but while this process is taking place we have also been able to pick up some really positive results, both at home and in Europe, which are giving us a platform to build from.
“The victory on Wednesday night was another good example of what I am talking about.
“Today I would like to see more of the same but with certain improvements. That is how we will continue to take the kind of steps forward that we are looking for. As always, though, we will look to take these steps together.”
