Anfield Pressure: Liverpool Feels the Responsibility
Liverpool manager Arne Slot says his team has a “big responsibility” to win the club’s 20th league title. They only need one point against Tottenham at Anfield on Sunday to do it, after Arsenal drew with Crystal Palace. Liverpool last won the Premier League in the 2019-20 season under Jurgen Klopp, but fans couldn’t be in the stadium due to Covid. They lifted the trophy in an empty Anfield after waiting 30 years for a top-flight title. Slot said the team knows how important Sunday’s game is. He hopes the fans will give strong support, as they’ve done all season, to help them get the point they still need. Tottenham haven’t won at Anfield since 2011 and have lost 18 league games this season. Their focus may be more on their Europa League semi-final against Bodo/Glimt next Thursday. Meanwhile, Liverpool have only lost twice in the league this season—just once at home—and they’ve picked up 41 points from 16 home games, the best record in the league. Slot Spea...