Liverpool boss Arne Slot feels his aspect’s early ascent to the highest of the Premier League isn’t a “real looking view” of the desk.
Life after Jurgen Klopp isn’t turning out to be too dangerous because the Reds climbed to the summit after objectives from Ibrahima Konate and Mohamed Salah earned a 2-1 win at Wolves – their fifth victory in six league video games.
Defeat at house to Nottingham Forest a fortnight in the past stays their solely blip as they’ve additionally received within the Champions League and Carabao Cup in a promising starting to Slot’s reign.
It’s early days, however the proof suggests they’ve the capability to problem for the title alongside Manchester Metropolis and Arsenal.
The Dutchman is looking for calm and says the desk is not going to correctly form up till midway by way of the marketing campaign.
“Everyone seems to be real looking sufficient, all of the gamers they perceive that six video games into the season doesn’t offer you a sensible view on the league desk,” Slot stated.
“That’s extra like 19 video games which you can really feel, ‘proper, the place are we?’.
“However it helps in case you get some good outcomes, particularly in case you usher in a brand new supervisor and being a successor of such a profitable one.
“All people understands that if we’d have misplaced 4 or 5 of those first six fixtures life would have been a bit completely different to how it’s now.”
Slot added there are more durable days forward, referencing Wolves‘ tough early-season fixtures.
“We nonetheless must show that if we come throughout Arsenal, Newcastle, Chelsea and Aston Villa if we will nonetheless be up there, with Champions League video games included as nicely,” he stated.
“I don’t suppose it’s mandatory for me to persuade the gamers for the challenges we nonetheless face.
“To play within the Champions League after which play Arsenal and Aston Villa and all the highest groups we’re going to face after the subsequent worldwide break.
“For us there’s a lot to show, particularly in case you have a look at the season two years in the past and it’s nearly fully the identical group.”
Wolves, who briefly levelled by way of Rayan Ait-Nouri’s purpose within the second half, stay with out a win in a troublesome begin to the season.
Outcomes aren’t matching performances however boss Gary O’Neil is happy with his aspect.
“When it comes to the crew going toe to toe with one of many largest golf equipment within the nation and giving them an actual run and exhibiting what we’re, I used to be happy with what the lads gave,” he stated.
“We need to be on a couple of level from six video games, however that’s the nature of the Premier League.
“It was a efficiency that the lads must be happy with. We have to preserve going, they’ve suffered lots during the last six video games and we will probably be able to go once more.
“We want to ensure we put some outcomes on the board, I perceive that and the lads perceive.
“Issues haven’t gone as we’d have wished them however there’s a actual perception that we will maximise what we will obtain this season.”