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OFFICIAL ASSESSMENT: ARNE SLOT BREAKS DOWN LIVERPOOL’S POSITION IN THE 2025 TITLE RACE

Arne Slot insists Liverpool "deserves" its fifth-place spot but warns that the best is yet to come in their 2026 title charge.

Official Assessment: Arne Slot Breaks Down Liverpool’s Position in the 2025 Title Race
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Arne Slot is adamant that Liverpool can't make excuses for their rough start defending their Premier League title. The coach wants a great end to 2025 as the Reds get ready to play Wolves at Anfield on Saturday.

The champs are currently 10 points behind as we go into this weekend's games. Arsenal is in the lead, two points ahead of Manchester City. Slot's team has already lost six times, all during a tough stretch from late September to November.

Liverpool will play Rob Edwards's Wolves on Saturday, after going six games without a loss in all competitions. This streak has pushed the Reds to fifth place, but Slot knows they still need to get better in 2026.

"I think we're in the spot we deserve after the first half of the season," Slot said, according to the Liverpool Echo.

I think we should be higher, to be honest. I was expecting and hoping we'd be higher in the standings. But even in the last six games, the difference between the other team is always really small.

We've been a little lucky with the outcome a few times, and we need to get to a point where we're so far ahead of the other team that luck doesn't matter anymore. I think the games we lost were unlucky.

The refs and set pieces have really affected our start to the season, but we can't use that as an excuse.

That's just luck. There's always a call that can go either way. That shouldn't make us lose points. We need to make sure that, like last season, when a lot of calls went against us, too, it doesn't hurt us.

Slot added: I've said it before: the players are getting fitter, not just the new guys, but also the ones who missed pre-season and were injured a lot. They're getting used to playing together.

I still think the best is yet to come for this team, which is something we all agree on and are hoping for. That's normal when you look at what's happened in the first half-year, so I'm not that surprised at where we are.

FROM PARIS TO ANFIELD: WHY ARNE SLOT WANTS GONCALO RAMOS THIS JANUARY WINDOW

Liverpool reportedly eyes a six-month loan for PSG’s Goncalo Ramos to cover for Alexander Isak’s long-term ankle injury.

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Liverpool might try to snag Goncalo Ramos from Paris Saint-Germain. The plan is to bring him over to Anfield on loan to cover for Alexander Isak, who's out with an injury.

Isak, who came to Liverpool from Newcastle United back in the summer of 2025, got hurt during the Reds' 2-1 victory against Tottenham Hotspur on December 20th.

Liverpool's website says the Swedish star had ankle surgery, fixing a fibula fracture, and there's no set date for his return.

CaughtOffSide says Liverpool already wants to get a new striker in January and is looking at Goncalo Ramos.

The report says Liverpool has been talking about a few big names, and Ramos is one of them.

The current Premier League champs are supposedly thinking about a six-month loan for the 24-year-old Portuguese player.

The report says Liverpool sees Ramos as someone who could jump in quickly, press hard, and score goals while Isak is recovering.

Ramos, who cost PSG €80 million, has a contract with them until 2028.

So far, the 24-year-old has scored 42 goals and assisted nine in 109 games for PSG.

Does Liverpool even need Ramos from PSG?

He's not guaranteed a starting spot with PSG, which might be why Liverpool thinks a loan is possible.

This season, the Portuguese striker has started eight league games but hasn't started any Champions League matches.

Liverpool was interested in Ramos back in the summer of 2025 before they signed Isak, so it's not a new thing.

Still, the question is, does Liverpool need another striker mid-season?

Liverpool's coach, Arne Slot, has said Isak will be out for a few months.

Is it worth getting someone new when they already have Hugo Ekitike?

Don't forget, Liverpool signed Ekitike from Eintracht Frankfurt before landing Isak last summer.

Slot has played Ekitike and Isak at the same time, but Ekitike can play up front alone.

Ekitike, who used to play for PSG, has scored 11 goals and assisted one in 24 appearances for Liverpool this season.

CAPTAIN’S STATEMENT: VIRGIL VAN DIJK CONFIRMS LIVERPOOL’S COMMITMENT TO HONORING THE JOTA FAMILY

Virgil van Dijk leads Liverpool’s emotional tribute to Diogo Jota as the Reds face Wolves in their final match of 2025.

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Diogo Jota’s Legacy Is Inspiring Van Dijk’s Squad Now

Virgil van Dijk said everyone at Liverpool is still thinking about Diogo Jota's family as they get ready for an emotional game against Wolves on Saturday at Anfield.

Jota came to the Reds from Wolves in September 2020. This weekend will be the first time the teams have played each other since Jota, who was well-loved, died in a car crash with his brother, Andre Silva, in early July.

Jota's wife, Rute, will be there for the game, and their two sons, Dinis and Duarte, will be mascots. In his notes for the game program, team captain Van Dijk wrote about his former teammate, who was buried in his hometown of Gondomar on July 5.

Saturday is our last game of 2025, and when I look back at the year, everyone at the club has felt all kinds of different things. Van Dijk wrote.

Of course, there have been some amazing moments. Winning the Premier League title back in April was incredible. I'll never forget lifting that trophy in front of you all at Anfield, I promise. It took real teamwork, and it was well-earned after a season of hard work, both on and off the field.

But soon after that, we had the worst thing happen. Losing Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva in July was something none of us could have ever been ready for, and we're all still trying to deal with it.

As always, we're thinking about Diogo and Andre's family. We will never forget them, and we will always remember them.

Van Dijk added, "As for football, this season has been up and down, to say the least." We've seen a lot of changes in the team, with players leaving and new players joining, and I think it's fair to say we haven't been at our best all the time.

We've still had some good games and some wins we'll remember, but it's also been really hard, with some tough times. As captain, I feel those tough times as much as anyone, believe me.

But right now, we're only thinking about Saturday's game against Wolverhampton Wanderers. We want to keep getting good results and finish the year strong in front of our fans at Anfield.

I know a lot of people will be watching this game and looking at where our opponents are in the league table and expecting us to win. But we know it's going to be a really hard game against a team that will be really motivated.

Liverpool decided to retire Jota’s No. 20 shirt after he died to honour him. He played a big part in helping Slot's team win the Premier League title last season.

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