Arne Slot Press Conference: Fulham (A)

Arne Slot sat down with the press ahead of Saturday's match in North London. 

First on the agenda was the growing questions about his future at Liverpool, following two damaging defeats against Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain in the last week. However, the Dutch manager, winless since February, felt he had the full support of both the board and fans. 

"I'm repeating myself a lot, but I feel a lot of support. Not only from the owners but from Richard [Hughes] and Michael [Edwards]. A lot of support from them but as weird as it might sound, I also feel the support from the fans," 

It's likely to be a question that follows him for the rest of the campaign, with the board waiting until the end of the season to make a final decision on his future. 

Elsewhere, Slot paid tribute to Andrew Robertson, the 32-year-old will leave Liverpool in the summer, when his contract ends. 

"He's had many great seasons here not only as a player but as a great person as well. Every team-mate of his will tell you how funny he is, how great he is.

“...He's won everything at this club, served his club and really loves this club. [It's] been a great nine years for him. This season, he didn't play as much as he was used to and as a result of that, he's leaving.”

On the the prospect of playing Fulham, Slot appeared upbeat, stating: 

"If there's anything positive from the Paris St-Germain game it is that we faced the champions of Europe and we experienced on that evening that we were not on the level we should have been. Yesterday was a recovery day so we need to see where a few of our players are. I've said that a few of our players are not capable of playing another intense game three days later so, let's see what the line-up brings.”

The good news is there are no new injury updates, and whilst that means that Allison Becker remains sidelined, Alexander Isak is looking increasingly likely to start his sixth match for Liverpool at Craven Cottage. 

"That Alex is available for us again is vital of course because I said many times that it was hard for us to convert chances into goals and he's been a goalscorer his whole life. We're hoping after a great rehab period he had, we can bring him up to the level faster.”