Arne Slot has admitted Liverpool's "first aim" this season is getting into the top four after winning just two of their last nine Premier League games.

The defending champions dropped yet more points on Wednesday night when they drew 1-1 with newly promoted Sunderland at Anfield. It leaves them ninth in the table ahead of this weekend's clash with Leeds United , although they are still just two points behind Chelsea in fourth.

"For me, this tells us how good the Premier League is this season, as it already was last season but it gets better and better every single season -- for obvious reasons, because everybody has so much money," Slot said.

"That tells you how close the margins still are. It's definitely our first aim to come back to the top four because we are obviously not h

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