Arne Slot praised his Liverpool players and insisted his side could have scored more than the six they put past Tottenham, with the win ensuring they would top the Premier League on Christmas Day.
'It was perhaps our best performance away from home, although I also really enjoyed what I saw against Man Utd. It was total dominance and we outplayed them many times,” Slot said. 'In addition to six goals, I think we could have scored more.'
In the past seven seasons, when Liverpool topped the table at Christmas, they have won the league just once and their Dutch boss refused to get carried away.
'Of course it means something (being on top at Christmas). You would always rather be where we are than somewhere else at the table. You know as well as I do – I won the competition once (with Feyenoord) – how difficult it is to stay at the top,” said Slot.
'You have to be at the top of your game every minute of every match. That's why it's so hard to win. It's not easy to show up every three or four days. Last week you saw how easy it is to get a red card in one moment. These kinds of things can happen in a season.
'At Newcastle we were 3-2 up, we came up short in one situation and lost three points, so that's the Premier League. I didn't expect Chelsea to drop points. It can happen in any match and that's what makes the competition so special. “So many people want to watch it and that's why we're playing at Christmas,” he added.
And Slot sang his praises for Mohamed Salah, who delivered another man-of-the-match display and became the first player in Premier League history to reach double figures in goals and assists before Christmas. The Egyptian now has fifteen goals and ten assists in the competition this season.
'Of course you have an idea when you start working with players, but the best way to judge or experience them is to work with them. Mo shows what he has shown for years at Liverpool,” said Slot. 'Besides being a good footballer, he is also a very likeable person. He understands what it takes to be at this level every three days and works really hard for it. That makes it impressive to me that as a top player he understands how hard he has to work for the quality he shows.'
Salah also became Liverpool's fourth all-time top scorer, surpassing Billy Liddell, and he now has 229 goals for the club.
“It's great to achieve that at such a big club, but the most important thing is that we won the game. Wherever I end my career, I'm happy with it,” Salah told Sky Sports. future, with his contract expiring in the summer, he said 'No'.
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