Overview
- Arne Slot said Liverpool's current record on dead balls makes it impossible to finish in the top four or compete for the title.
- Reports cite 11 goals conceded from set pieces this season with only three scored at the other end.
- He contrasted the slump with last season, noting Liverpool had not conceded a single set-piece goal by the halfway point then.
- Liverpool approach their final league match of the year level on points with fourth-place Chelsea and 10 behind leaders Arsenal.
- Availability is stretched with Alexander Isak out with a broken leg, Mohamed Salah at the Africa Cup, Joe Gomez injured, Wataru Endo sidelined with an ankle issue, Dominik Szoboszlai suspended, and doubts over Cody Gakpo and Conor Bradley.