Slot: Liverpool have struggled this season, but best is yet to come

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But heading into Sunday's game against struggling Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield, the Reds sit outside the Champions League places and even that is with England getting five places in next season's competition.Transfer Centre LIVE! | Liverpool news & transfers🔴Liverpool fixtures & scores | FREE Liverpool PL highlights▶️Slot's side have already lost nine times in the league this term, five more than in their entire title-winning campaign, making the visit of Spurs - live on Sky Sports - a must-win contest. "We know how difficult it is to achieve what we've achieved last season," said Slot in an exclusive interview with Sky Sports.

Also See: Liverpool news and transfer latest Liverpool fixtures Stream Liverpool v Tottenham with no contract Get Sky Sports I'm 100 per cent sure that the best is still to come because there's individual progress to be made and it's already happening. "But still, we are able to win things, quarter-finals of the FA Cup and in the last 16 in Europe."And I think we've got a squad that has shown this season already that we've improved.

And these players will be able to improve much more in the upcoming years."So, as I said many times, the future looks bright for Liverpool." Image: New signing Hugo Ekitike has been one of the few bright spots for Liverpool this season Liverpool welcome Spurs to Anfield sitting level on points with fifth-placed Chelsea going into the weekend, while just three points behind both Aston Villa and Manchester United in the remaining Champions League spots after a recent upturn in form following a dreadful autumn that saw them lose nine times in just 12 matches in all competitions.Despite the inconsistent Reds losing at bottom-of-the-table Wolverhampton Wanderers in their last league outing, though, Slot is adamant the best is yet to come from this group, especially last summer's new arrivals, as they play more together."We haven't been as consistent as we wanted to be," Slot admitted. "But sometimes, as a manager, it's better to keep it for yourself or to tell your players and not tell the media because that's not always helpful to share my thoughts on that game."For me, it's clear what we have to improve in every game, but definitely against Galatasaray we want to have a chance of beating them." Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Slot is hopeful Alisson Becker will return in the Premier League game against Tottenham Hotspur, while also outlining the club's targets for the season The loss in Istanbul in many ways summed up Liverpool's misfiring campaign as the visitors squandered several openings, before going down to a set-piece goal."I'm not saying we are playing the best football I've ever seen, but in eight out of 10 games, maybe even more, we are better than the other team," Slot added."We are creating more chances than the other team.