Arne Slot needs Liverpool to wrest back control after chastening week | Will Unwin
Title run-in looks likely to take place against backdrop of tiredness and contract talk surrounding key names
It has been a chastening week for Liverpool after deserved defeats in two competitions, highlighting their flaws amid a season of Premier League domination. Paris Saint‑Germain outplayed them in the Champions League and Newcastle’s muscle left Arne Slot needing to wait a few weeks longer for his first trophy in England.
The Dutchman has indicated Liverpool will use the transfer market this summer to help him to shape a squad in the manner he desires. Slot took over a group of players chiselled by Jürgen Klopp, used to working under him in a strategy befitting his heavy metal football. Only Federico Chiesa has joined over the past two windows and his consolation strike in the Carabao Cup final was his first notable contribution.
