Slot’s side have momentarily moved 11 points clear of Arsenal, having played a game more, and Liverpool can almost taste the champagne of the title celebrations. Their fans in the away end celebrated wildly and know how big this win is as they made it 23 games unbeaten in the Premier League.
Arne Slot reacts to Liverpool's 2-0 win over Manchester City and talks about the Premier League title race.
Nunez was an unused substitute in the win over Manchester City on Sunday following a costly miss in the draw at Aston Villa last week.
Arne Slot reacts to Liverpool's 2-0 win over Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium
In the end it was all rather routine as Arne Slot's clinical Liverpool snuffed out Manchester City in the Etihad Stadium rain to put one hand on the Premier League trophy.
In Arne Slot's first season with the club, Liverpool have done the Premier League double over Manchester City for the first time since 2015-16 - Jurgen Klopp's first season in charge. The Reds had just 33.
In some ways, their defensive stance mirrored the 2-0 win at Manchester City on 23 February, with Arne Slot's side being more clinical and nurturing of the ball when picking their moments at the Etihad.
Liverpool boss Arne Slot, speaking to TNT Sports after Wednesday's Champions League win against Paris St-Germain: "There were a lot of similarities with our game against Manchester City, where we faced a team that is so good in ball possession and have some great wingers that dominate one v one situations.
But let’s imagine Liverpool do have a catastrophic dip in form. The team that has lost once all season loses 4 or their last 11, they draw 2 and they win 5. That would put Liverpool on 81 points. For Arsenal to get to 82 points they would need 9 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. That’s a PPG of 2.42, which would be the form needed for a 92 point season.
Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City side make it ‘almost impossible’ for opposition sides when it comes to one particular department during 90 minutes, Arne Slot has revealed.That high praise comes
Arne Slot has spoken about the 115 charges mounted against Manchester City ahead of Liverpool's huge match against the English champions.