Slot urges Liverpool focus for Wolves double-header

Arne Slot has urged focus from Liverpool ahead of this week’s double-header against Wolves.

Liverpool face a crucial seven day period in their season. The Reds take on Wolves twice in quick succession, first in the Premier League on Tuesday night before their FA Cup fifth-round rematch at Molineux on Friday. Those games proceed the first leg of the club’s Champions League last-16 tie with Galatasaray.

Speaking to the media on Friday, Slot said his team are not ‘in a position to lose focus’ ahead of a crucial run of games. Liverpool are continuing to push for a top-four finish in the Premier League, while chasing silverware success in the FA Cup and Europe.

“I don’t think we’re in a position to lose focus. No one is at this period of time, everyone is fighting for something, and we are.

“We have to fight really hard in the league to get, in the end, what we want now, and that’s to qualify for the Champions League and there’s an FA Cup to play for. So, the focus will definitely be there.

“The only difference indeed is between playing each other in such short notice is that it’s twice on their ground, where usually when you play in Europe you once have a home and an away game.

“But it is the situation we are facing now and maybe the only person where it’s helpful for is our analysts and myself, because usually you watch a lot of games from the opponent.

“Now, we’ve done this before this one but before the next one we probably focus mainly on one game and that’s the one of tomorrow. So it saves me a bit of time, maybe, in the upcoming days.”

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