Arne Slot pays ultimate Arsenal compliment as Liverpool title statement issued

Liverpool boss Arne Slot has paid tribute to and for their set-piece prowess under the Spaniard.

Slot's team look set to pip Arteta's men to the title this season with just one win away from being confirmed as champions after beating Leicester City 1-0 on Sunday. The Reds have enjoyed a remarkable league campaign, losing just two matches in their Dutch manager's first season in charge at Anfield.

It means Arsenal's wait for a first league title since 2004 looks set to go on. After finishing just two points behind eventual winners Manchester City last term, , who sit 13 points clear of Arteta's side.

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But Slot has heaped praise on their nearest challengers when discussing how they have looked at ways to improve. The former Feyenoord boss points out Arsenal's excellent record from set-pieces, which has seen them score 13 goals across all competitions.

“The work that we put in is that we’ve trained a lot, we’ve had a lot of meetings about it, we try every single time to improve the details and I think it’s normal for a coaching staff that’s only for nine or 10 months with that team that it doesn’t come from the first week," he said via .

“I always say that if I am analysing an opponent, if they have their set-pieces perfect I know the manager is already there for a long time because normally you start with bringing the ball out from the back and how to defend and all these kind of things, and the end of that process is set-pieces.

“And I think Arsenal are a great example of that, where Mikel [Arteta] has worked so long and they are so good in all different phases of the game and now they have become world-class at set-pieces.”