Arne Slot admits that he is already planning Liverpool's defense of their Premier League title after they have lifted the trophy on Anfield after a 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace.
Palace went through the early, self -assured finish of Ismaila Sarr after being put on goal after a Tyrick Mitchell search card.
Slot's men had the chances of making it right, but they were rejected, and their task was made harder by Ryan Gravenberch's red card in the second half after a last man challenge on Daichi Kamada.
Nevertheless, they found the goal with another six minutes when Mohamed Salah hit an attempt at home, which bend in Maxence Lacroix.
Liverpool ended the season 10 points free from Arsenal and concluded the title with four more games, where the Dutchman looked ahead to win the 21st league title of the club.
When asked by Sky Sports when Focus focused on the next campaign, Slot said: “Probably four weeks ago!
“It never stops. Even during the season you look at the next one. The sports director is more involved in the long term than me, but he keeps me involved all the time, as you can expect.”
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Liverpool is linked to a number of players and is expected to spend heavily this summer, whereby Slot has been discussing transfer goals with the club for some time.
He said, “The goals we didn't come now last week. We've watched them for a long time.”
The men of Slot had been at the top of the table almost the entire season, but he only started to believe that the title was in reach as soon as she defeated Manchester City with 2-0 at the end of February, making them clear 11 points.
He also considered the 3-0 win over Manchester United on MatchDay three as essential to change the perception around his side into terms of what they can achieve during the campaign.
“Thinking that we would be part of it came early in the season after the United victory,” he said.
“Before that we played good teams, but to beat them 3-0 in their stadium when we expected them to be top six, it was” OK, we can compete for the competition this season “.
“After City Away that was really a moment when I thought it would be difficult for other teams to finish above us.”
Trent Alexander-Arnold, who came up for his last performance for the club as a half-time replacement, hopes that Fans of Liverpool can remember the contributions he made to the club.
The full-back, which has picked up seven big trophies with his boys' club, will leave a free transfer and is said to be close to a move to Real Madrid.
He received a mixed reception from the home fans in their previous match in Anfield against Arsenal, but this time got a much warmer ovation.
He told Sky Sports: “I didn't know what I could expect today at Anfield after what happened a few weeks ago, but I wanted to play one last time for the club.
“To get that reception means more than whatever. I have never loved and cared for myself than today.
“From the ground of my heart I hope that the fans of this club can recognize the hard work and everything I have done for the team.”
The graduated Liverpool Academy leaves the Premier League as the most creative defender in the history of the competition with 64 assists and 86 in all competitions since his debut in 2016.
Liverpool lifts the Premier League trophy.
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Crystal Palace -Baas Oliver Glasner admitted that he had mixed emotions when his side ended a historic season, which included a first big trophy while they achieved the FA Cup.
They also ended the campaign with an unbeaten run of six games in the Premier League, although they failed to hold a second consecutive victory at Anfield.
He said Palace TV: “Today I have two feelings: I am not really satisfied with our performance today.
“A few players, I think, did not play how we want to play, and I didn't like this. I think we got the draw, because there were so many situations, and we could have won this game.
“On the other hand, it is of course an undefeated end of the season, a point record [in the Premier League for Palace, 53]Winning the FA Cup-Dus a fantastic season in general, and hopefully we will learn from this game when we meet for the preseason. “