Arne Slot plays down Liverpool’s ascent to the top of the Premier League table

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Liverpool boss Arne Slot feels his aspect’s early ascent to the highest of the Premier League will not be a “lifelike view” of the desk.

Life after Jurgen Klopp will not be turning out to be too dangerous because the Reds climbed to the summit after objectives from Ibrahima Konate and Mohamed Salah earned a 2-1 win at Wolves – their fifth victory in six league video games.

Defeat at residence to Nottingham Forest a fortnight in the past stays their solely blip as they’ve additionally received within the Champions League and Carabao Cup in a promising starting to Slot’s reign.

It’s early days, however the proof suggests they’ve the capability to problem for the title alongside Manchester Metropolis and Arsenal.

The Dutchman is looking for calm and says the desk won’t correctly form up till midway by means of the marketing campaign.

“Everyone seems to be lifelike sufficient, all of the gamers they perceive that six video games into the season doesn’t provide you with a sensible view on the league desk,” Slot mentioned.

“That’s extra like 19 video games that you may really feel, ‘Proper, the place are we?’.

“Nevertheless it helps in the event you get some good outcomes, particularly in the event you usher in a brand new supervisor and being a successor of such a profitable one.

“Everyone understands that if we’d have misplaced 4 or 5 of those first six fixtures life would have been a bit completely different to how it’s now.”

Slot added there are harder days forward, referencing Wolves’ difficult early-season fixtures.

“We nonetheless need to show that if we come throughout Arsenal, Newcastle, Chelsea and Aston Villa if we are able to nonetheless be up there, with Champions League video games included as nicely,” he mentioned.

“I don’t suppose it’s vital for me to persuade the gamers for the challenges we nonetheless face.

“To play within the Champions League after which play Arsenal and Aston Villa and all the highest groups we’re going to face after the subsequent worldwide break.

“For us there’s a lot to show, particularly in the event you take a look at the season two years in the past and it’s nearly utterly the identical group.”

Wolves, who briefly levelled by means of Rayan Ait-Nouri’s objective within the second half, stay and not using a win in a tough begin to the season.

Outcomes usually are not matching performances however boss Gary O’Neil is happy with his aspect.

“By way of the staff going toe to toe with one of many largest golf equipment within the nation and giving them an actual run and exhibiting what we’re, I used to be happy with what the lads gave,” he mentioned.

“We need to be on a couple of level from six video games, however that’s the nature of the Premier League.

“It was a efficiency that the lads must be happy with. We have to hold going, they’ve suffered loads during the last six video games and we will likely be able to go once more.

“We want to verify we put some outcomes on the board, I perceive that and the lads perceive.

“Issues haven’t gone as we’d have needed them however there’s a actual perception that we are able to maximise what we are able to obtain this season.”