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Arne Slot reveals Newcastle United did something v Liverpool that no one else has done this season
Arne Slot has revealed that Newcastle United were the first team that ‘deserved’ to beat his Liverpool side this season.
Newcastle United and Liverpool return to Premier League action this week after an international period and a weekend of FA Cup action prolonged their break following the Carabao Cup final. The Magpies host Brentford on Wednesday night (7:45pm kick-off) whilst league leaders Liverpool welcome local rivals Everton to Anfield in a match that kicks-off 15 minutes later.
Newcastle have already secured Conference League football following their win at Wembley and have ten matches to push for a return to the Champions League. The Reds, meanwhile, will be aiming to finish the season strongly and secure their second Premier League title.
Slot’s side have lost just one league game all season, coming at home to Nottingham Forest back in September, with only PSV Eindhoven, Plymouth Argyle and Newcastle United defeating them in normal time in any other competition this campaign.
Arne Slot’s classy Newcastle United comments
Speaking ahead of his side’s clash with the Toffees, Slot admitted that his side ‘deserved’ to lose last month’s Carabao Cup final with Newcastle United becoming the only team, in his mind at least, that have rightly come away from a match against the Reds this season with a win: “I think there was a bit of noise about us losing against Paris Saint-Germain and losing against Newcastle as well,” Slot told reporters. “I always try to be rational and try to judge the situation.
