"Close to perfection [is needed] because of the points we are behind. It's different when you're four points behind a team that's 18th as they normally don't pick up as many as a fourth- or fifth-placed team. We have to win a lot and we haven't done that a lot this season so that has to be better. Margins are very small as seven minutes from time we were five points behind City and now we are 11 behind."
"Failing to finish in the top five would have serious implications for Liverpool's summer transfer plans - not to mention Slot's own job security. The Dutchman has first-hand experience of the impact it can have, adding: "If we don't have Champions League football, then it's definitely not been an acceptable season. "When I arrived here [in 2024] we could only sign Federico Chiesa and that was after a Europa League season. I'm completely aware of that."
Liverpool travel to Sunderland positioned sixth in the Premier League and sit four points behind fifth and five behind fourth. The team needs near-perfect results from remaining matches because small margins have widened point gaps. Winning frequency must improve after a season with too few victories. Missing top-five and Champions League football would harm summer transfer options and could impact managerial security. Slot cites past experience signing only one major player after a Europa League season and describes this campaign as the toughest of his managerial career.
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