Slot admits Liverpool ‘lucky’ to have maximum points

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·26 September 2025

Slot admits Liverpool ‘lucky’ to have maximum points

Arne Slot has admitted Liverpool have been ‘a bit lucky’ to have maximum points in the Premier League this season.

Liverpool lead the table after five consecutive wins to start the club’s title defence. The Reds have managed to beat all five opponents so far, though have required several late winners. Four of the decisive goals in their five matches have been scored after 80 minutes.

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Speaking ahead of the trip to unbeaten Crystal Palace this weekend, Slot said his side have been a little fortunate in the season’s opening weeks.

“Surprise is maybe too strong to say but if you’d have asked me to play Newcastle away, Arsenal at home and all these difficult games that we would have the maximum results then I would sign for that straight away.

“Most of them were quite close and we might have been a bit lucky to get the maximum points but we work incredibly hard, and if you work as hard as we do then you give yourself a chance to be a bit lucky.

“I don’t think we stole a win. It’s not like we totally haven’t deserved it but there were games where draws maybe would have been more fair.”

Saturday’s clash pits Liverpool against the only other unbeaten team in the Premier League this season. Palace also upset Liverpool to win the Community Shield in August, and Slot said he has been impressive with the defensive discipline of Oliver Glasner’s side.

“They have an enormous discipline defensively. Ten outfield players plus a goalkeeper that work so hard to stop the other team scoring.

“We saw is also in the Community Shield, even in the moments we were up – they could still be so disciplined and calm. We saw this against Southampton too and how hard it is to play through them.

“They have individual quality and individual players who are a big threat. Mateta is one of them, Sarr who wasn’t available last week was really good against us in the Community Shield and good centre-backs and good wing-backs.

“The discipline in their defensive work stands out for me.”

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