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Arne Slot has told his Liverpool team to use Manchester City's collapse as a warning that their comfortable cushion at the top of the Premier League could crumble very quickly if they are not careful.
The Reds came from behind to beat Leicester on Boxing Day as goals from Cody Gakpo, Curtis Jones and Mohamed Salah helped Slot's men move seven points clear at the top of the table after second-placed Chelsea lost that same day.
And Slot said the speed with which City fell from the lead to seventh place should be a clear warning. “If you're in this game for a long time, you know there's 20 games left, you don't look at the table,” he said.
'Only a month ago we were one point behind City and look what has happened. This can happen to any team. It's too early to celebrate. You've been in all these games like me and there haven't been many easy wins.
'That tells you how difficult it is to win if all your players are available. “We just have to take it game by game.”
Meanwhile, Slot's compatriot Ruud van Nistelrooy, the Leicester manager, was pleased with his team's performance, saying: “I knew the challenge that awaited me when I arrived four weeks ago. Of course, the challenge is there as promoted team.
Arne Slot has instructed his players to learn the lessons from Manchester City's collapse following his team's Boxing Day victory.
The Reds moved seven points clear at the top of the Premier League after beating Leicester
Manchester City drew 1-1 with Everton and now sit 14 points behind the leaders, having held a points lead over the Reds at the start of last month.
'To reach the goal at the end of May, we need to be just above that relegation zone and safe. That is our belief and what we work for.”
Van Nistelrooy excluded goalkeeper Danny Ward from the team after he was booed by his own fans in the defeat against Wolves and the manager said: “The conversation with Wardy was impressive.
“What happened to him is really hard, we are professionals but we are also human beings.”