No Champions League is UNACCECPTABLE | Arne Slot | Sunderland vs Liverpool

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Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has issued a rallying cry ahead of Liverpool's visit to Sunderland, labelling Champions League qualification as 'non-negotiable,' and admitted that securing a place in Europe’s elite competition is the baseline expectation for the club this season. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 INTRO 00:24 Slot on Szoboszlai red card: "My feelings haven't changed. The moment I saw the red card, I was disappoitned not to have him for the Sunderland game, but the referee did what he had to do. It's not what we like if you love football but it's the rules." 1:10 Slot on right back: "Joe has not trained with us yet. I'm expecting him to train with us today for the first time. If he is not ready to start, we are missing four players who have played in that position this season." 1:45 Arne Slot says Liverpool must be “Close to perfection because of how many points we are behind...margins are indeed very small because seven points from the end we thought we were five points behind City and now we are 11." 2:36 On Sunderland not losing at home Sunderland have had a very good season, and their record at home is very good as well and they've already played City and Arsenal at home.” 3:25 Liverpool have been unlucky this season: "It feels like that, that's for sure. Even if we sign a player and he's not even playing for us it gets injured! But the moment you start feeling like that, bad luck probably comes to you again." 4:20 Arne Slot on Liverpool’s luck: “It feels like that, that is for sure. Even if we sign a player and he's not even playing for us, he gets injured. I can definitely say we haven't been lucky, that is true. But is it bad luck or who we are? We will find out over rest of season.” 5:26 Slot on having to reshuffle players positionally: "It's not just at right-back. If Dom is not in midfield, we have to change that as well. It all goes into why results have been why they have been." 7:24 Slot on Calvin Ramsay: "In general, if you don't win a game, the players who are not playing become the best p