Liverpool came closer to the Premier League title when goals from Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister from Newcastle saw – and Arsenal dropped more points with a scoreless draw in Nottingham Forest.
The victory clearly places 13 points at the top, and Gunners -Baas Mikel Arteta now needs a miracle to prevent them from claiming their first title in five years.
But the Liverpool boss is not someone for dragging and admitted that his focus has already switched to the delicious collision against in-form Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League next Tuesday.
“I don't know because I don't think so,” Slot said when he was asked how close his team is now to win the competition. 'I already think of PSG and I have looked at them against Manchester City, I am impressed by the quality they have, they are the same way as we are.
“I will forget the Premier League until we play Southampton (on March 8).”
However, the opposite number Arteta van Slot will spend in the coming days of pain due to the disappearing title challenge of Arsenal.
The Spaniard insisted that they had greatly improved last weekend compared to the defeat of West Ham, but again his silk did not succeed.
Although Arteta did not admit the title, his reference to the Champions League campaign of Arsenal felt significant. “We have a wonderful competition for us and we have to do it against PSV Eindhoven on Tuesday,” said Arteta.
'We are very disappointed not to win this game, but it is about what we can do now. We showed energy and willingness to make things happen, but lacked quality in the last pass and the delivery to win it. We have dropped two points again and it is very painful. '
In the meantime, Liverpool will have two days off – a rarity as they have played five times in the last 15 days – and charging their bodies and spirits for the last straight in both competition and Europe.
They also have a Carabao Cup final against the opponents of Newcastle last night. Slot looked from the stands after serving the first match of a ban of two games for his behavior after the Merseyside Derby.
He added: 'It is really emotional to view it in real time (in the stands) because you don't feel the emotions of the players, you have a better overview.
'The disadvantage is that you also see repetitions … As you know that the reason I was suspended is that I can become emotional, so the disadvantage is that I can see the repetitions, especially after five minutes (when Liverpool had rejected a fine)! It was a great team performance. '
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