Slot showed Liverpool in pre-season how to win Premier League, Konaté reveals

Head coach told squad what was wrong and how to fix itKonaté sat alone in stands after title win almost in tearsArne Slot predicted Liverpool could win the Premier League providing they corrected the flaws that undermined last season’s title challenge, Ibrahima Konaté has revealed. The Liverpool defender was almost in tears after winning the club’s record-equalling 20th league championship on Sunday. He took a moment to sit alone in an empty Main Stand at Anfield long after the 5-1 rout of Tottenham to absorb the size of the achievement.Konaté cast his mind back to Slot’s debut pre-season. Liverpool had tailed off the title pace in Jürgen Klopp’s final campaign, dropping points in five of their last eight games to slip from first to third. One of Slot’s opening acts as head coach was to show the squad where they went wrong and what needed to improve to become champions. Continue reading...

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