‘It’s not good enough’: Slot feels the pressure after Liverpool’s loss at Brighton

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Arne Slot has defended Liverpool’s spending record but admitted the pressure was now on to qualify for the Champions League.Their chances of making the top five – likely enough to qualify – took a significant hit after they lost 2-1 at Brighton in what has been a disastrous season in the context of a £450m outlay on players in the summer shortly after they had lifted the Premier League trophy.In some of the biggest deals in history, Alexander Isak arrived for £125m, Florian Wirtz cost £116m and Hugo Ekitiké was signed for £69m. But Slot pointed out that critics seem to forget they also sold heavily in the summer.“No one in England is used to the fact there are also clubs that are selling players,” he said.

That I can also understand because fans of other teams and certain pundits don’t want to tell you that we sold for £300m.”Slot also highlighted they he had been unable to play major signings for much of the season. Liverpool have also had to deal with the death of Diogo Jota.Slot said: “It makes complete sense if you win the league and you spent £450m that the expectations are high.

At our club we’re also looking at the situation and the challenge we had during this season, and then we might be a bit more realistic, why the season has gone why it is gone. We have qualified for the quarter-finals of the FA Cup and the Champions League, but in the league we need to make sure that we qualify for the Champions League.”