SLOT SHOULD BE SAFE FOR THIRD TERM

If Liverpool beat Crystal Palace at Anfield in their next Premier League game tomorrow, they will have an eight-point cushion to sixth spot and, with four fixtures to fulfil, can be almost sure of playing in next season's Champions League.

- BY ANDY DUNN

But Arne Slot might well have another target. If his team wins all five of their remaining matches, the Dutchman will have finished - points-wise with a better title defence than Jurgen Klopp made in 2020-21.

After winning his one and only Premier League in 2019-20, with an astonishing 99 points, Klopp amassed only 69 points the following season.

If Slot's Liverpool win their last five games, they will finish on 70 points.