SLOT'S GOT A SHOT AT THE LOT

Contract issues won't distract us says Arne

- CHRIS MCKENNA

ARNE SLOT believes Liverpool's superb first half of the season gives him confidence they can fight on four fronts this season.

And he insists any slip-ups will be down to their rivals and not contract situations or injuries.

The Dutchman is excited by the prospect of Liverpool going far in four competitions as they prepare for tonight's Carabao Cup semifinal first leg against Tottenham.

The Reds are looking to retain the trophy which Jurgen Klopp's side lifted last season.

When they beat Chelsea at Wembley last February, there was hope it would be the first of four trophies in the season.

Yet within a few weeks, Manchester United dumped them out of the FA Cup, their Premier League title charge faltered and Atalanta stunned them in the Europa League.

The feeling was that Klopp's side ran out of gas amid a demanding schedule littered with injury issues.