‘This club has to win trophies’

Arne Slot is keen to write his own name in the annals of Liverpoolrsquos history when they take on Tottenham Hotspur tonight at AnfieldSlotrsquos side will be crowned English Premier League champions for a recordequalling 20th time mdash only Manchester United have breached the mark previously mdash if they avoid defeat against struggling TottenhamldquoThis club has to win trophiesrdquo Slot said of the pressure that comes with managing Liverpool ldquoThe good thing is most managers work here a long time so you have a few chances to win trophiesrdquo he addedAlso ReadEPL will dictate our season GuardiolaArne SlotThe Redsrsquo last title five years ago came during the Covid19 pandemic meaning Anfield was empty when the trophy was presented due to lockdown restrictions And with Liverpool travelling to Chelsea for their next league game Slot acknowledged there is extra pressure to seal the title on home turfldquoItrsquos a big responsibility We are aware that the last time this club won the league was during Covid So everybody is looking forward to Sundayrdquo Slot told reporters on FridayldquoWe know therersquos still a job to do We need at least one point Our fans know as well When they come to the stadium they have to support us in the best possible way as they have done all seasonrdquo he addedHowever despite facing Tottenham who sit in 16th place Slot knows it wonrsquot be an easy game ldquoI am not getting carried away We have faced Tottenham three times and I know how hard it is to beat themrdquoMeanwhile Tottenham would be wary of a equalling a record of their own albeit an unwanted one If they succumb to the Reds it would match their record of topflight losses in a single season 19As such manager Ange Postecoglou has tried to reinvigorate the players by reciting to them the lsquostonecutterrsquos creedrsquo mdash a story of perseveranceldquoOnly the 101st blow cracks the rock but no one sees the other 100 blows What it means is if you keep doing the right thing the impact it has is unseen until it the breakthrough moment comesrdquo said Postecoglou of his analogy with which he aims to break the clubrsquos culture of perennial underachievementHighlights from Redsrsquos last EPL title 20192031No of games it took to seal title an EPL record32Most wins along with Man City 201718 in single season18No of points that separated the winner from their closest challenger secondhighest in EPL history along with Man Utd 199900This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoeveratOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params