Liverpool tonight at home, while the match against West Ham became tense in the final minutes, managed to win 2-1 and take another significant step towards the championship.

Arne Slot in the post-match press conference for the first time admitted that his team should be considered the Premier League champions. However, he said it does not matter to him when this will happen. It should be noted that regardless of Arsenal’s results, Liverpool will secure the title if they win two more games.

Slot responded to the question of whether Liverpool would be crowned champions if Arsenal loses next week and Liverpool beats Leicester: “It doesn’t matter to me when or where this happens. We have to win two games to celebrate. Remember that in these 32 weeks, every single win has been hard for us, and we deservedly won and reached the point where we can talk about the championship. The only thing we need to think about now is two wins. Everyone must work better so that next week we can be sure of the victory.”

Liverpool’s coach further explained: “Many say Leicester is weak and you will win, but I am aware and saw that they scored two goals against Brighton after eleven games and drew 2-2 with Brighton. In these 32 games, we only won easily two or three times, and in the rest, we had to fight hard to win. So don’t talk about the opponents being weak.”

When asked why he did not leave the Anfield pitch immediately after the final whistle for the first time this season and stayed to celebrate with the fans, Slot said: “Yes, because for the first time this season, we won a match that could be debated whether we really deserved the win or not. After tough and tense minutes, with the direct help of the fans, we scored the winning goal, and I wanted to celebrate in a special way and share this joy with them.”