Liverpool boss Arne Slot fires title warning to Man City ahead of huge Premier League clash

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot says his team's past experiences will ensure they do not lose focus against bottom club Southampton on Sunday, ahead of next weekend's huge clash with title rivals Manchester City.

The table-toppers went into the weekend five points clear of Man City, who have lost their last two Premier League matches. Their last league win came on October 26 against bottom club Southampton, who Liverpool play next.

After this weekend, Liverpool face Real Madrid in the Champions League before taking on Man City at Anfield the following Sunday. Despite these upcoming challenges, Slot is confident that his squad will stay focused on maintaining their lead in the title race.

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In a press conference held Friday, Slot said: "I am confident that (the players keeping their focus) will happen. For me it is not just to do with age.

"We do have a few older players but we also have quite a lot of them in the age group in between, but they are all experienced. They all play for their national team."

Liverpool, the only team to have broken Man City's dominance in the past seven years, stayed in title contention for most of last season before finishing nine points adrift. Slot nevertheless suggests the efforts of recent seasons put Liverpool in a strong position for success.

Slot stated: "Last season, they [players] were competitive throughout the whole season and the seasons before. So for them it is not the first time they go into a week where they face two teams that dominated football in the last four or five years in the league and Champions League.

"They also saw, because they follow football as well, how difficult Southampton made it for Arsenal and for Man City to get a win. It not only has to do with age, it also has to do with experience and all of them have experience.

"Southampton have been unlucky but their style is excellent, they could have got a result in every game. Everyone is looking at Real Madrid and Man City, but this will be tough too on Sunday."