'I think then they are underestimating what a window can do'
Liverpool boss Arne Slot says he believes next season will be better for his side and that a transfer window will prove significant in driving things forward. Recent weeks have brought speculation over Slot's future with Liverpool faltering on all fronts. Friday's 4-2 defeat by Aston Villa left the Reds in fifth place a year after cruising to the Premier League title.
But speaking after his side's thumping at Villa Park, Slot said: "I can understand at this moment of time that they don't have a lot of confidence or a lot of feeling that things can be much better next season. "But I think then they are underestimating what a window can do, what a new start can do, and I think we know quite well what to improve. "I think one of the things we have to improve is also very, very, very obvious, and I would have preferred not to talk about it here, but you're actually almost forcing me to.
"If you miss nine players that can start a game of football, and almost all of them are starters for us or have been for large part of the season, then if you add that to what you can improve in a window and add that to players that are playing for the second season in the Premier League, that will automatically lead to much more. " Listen to Slot above or get more audio on the Reds here