‘Impossible to shut out noise – but Reds can still do very special things’published at 16:00 GMT
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Liverpool v Qarabag (Wed, 20:00 GMT)
Liverpool manager Arne Slot on his side’s current form:
“It is going to be really difficult to quiet outside noise with the position we are in in the league.
“It’s impossible to shut down the noise at a club like this if you are not competing for the league.
“In between the boxes we are a very, very good team. The way we play out from the back and bring the ball towards promising positions – so, so many times against Bournemouth we were in positions I want my players to be in.
“Taking it from promising positions to chances and being clinical to finish them off we have to improve.
“In the other box, other teams arrive there three, four times a game. Too many times when they arrive it leads to chances and sometimes goals. There is an unbalance between us and other teams.
“If we can improve in both boxes we can do very special things season. If we can improve in one it will be an acceptable season. If we can’t improve on either there will be a lot of noise.”