Arne Slot sends Trent Alexander-Arnold warning in response to Liverpool contract question | OneFootball

Liverpool continue to impress on the pitch but three key stars are approaching end of current contracts

Arne Slot had little interest in discussing the contract situation of his Liverpool stars after a comeback win over Leicester on Boxing Day.

Cody Gakpo levelled before the break, though, and Curtis Jones and Mohamed Salah then got themselves on the scoresheet to turn it into a routine night for the Reds.

The Egyptian, like Trent Alexander-Arnold and Virgil van Dijk, is out of contract at the end of the season and no new deal has yet been agreed with Liverpool.

Slot was asked for an update on the trio’s contract talks after the match, but instead responded with an overview of their performances and suggested there was room for improvement for Alexander-Arnold.

“We don’t talk about contracts in public,” Slot told Amazon Prime Video.

“This is something for the players and Richard [Hughes, Liverpool sporting director]. It’s not up to me to talk about those situations in public.

“It’s clear that Mo again had a good game. Virgil had a very good game. Trent for most parts was really good, [with] one or two exceptions. But especially second-half, he was really good.

“That we can talk about, not about the contracts.”

Arsenal must beat Ipswich on Friday night to move second and close the gap to Liverpool to six points, though Slot’s side will still have a game in hand over the Gunners.

Liverpool have been beaten only once this season and it was put to Slot that it is now their title to lose, rather than to win.

Slot replied: “Interesting question! I don’t look at it that way. Bit of a boring answer but as a manager you go game by game, and you know how many games you still have to play.

"Especially in the Premier League, you see sometimes results where you didn’t expect that. But you can expect this because so many teams have so much quality.

“If this would have happened in the Eredivisie I would probably have felt OK, this is true what you’re saying.”