'Credit to the manager' - Alan Shearer hails Arne Slot for dealing with huge Liverpool problem

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Liverpool 2-1 Chelsea: The Liverpool manager has been praised for his ability to handle a growing club problem.

Alan Shearer has hailed Arne Slot for his ability to deal with one of Liverpool’s biggest ongoing issues following their win over Chelsea.

Goals from Mohamed Salah and Curtis Jones were enough to edge past Chelsea as Liverpool continued their fine run of form under Slot. They sit one point clear of Manchester City who earned three points by netting a last-gap winner against Wolves, while Arsenal dropped points after losing at Bournemouth.

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While it is was another successful outing for the Reds, the performances of Salah, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Virgil van Dijk once again underlined their importance to the side - further emphasising the need for action when it comes to their current contract situation. The arrival of January will bring opportunities for clubs to discuss a pre-contract with the trio if Liverpool cannot agree deals and it’s a stage that is fast approaching. Yet, all three remain happy, focused, professional and in good form.

Speaking on the latest episode of ‘The Rest is Football’, Shearer discussed Slot’s ability to deal with the trio’s contract situations by continuing to get the best out of them on the pitch. “He’s being asked about Mo Salah, Trent [Alexander-Arnold] and Virgil van Dijk in terms of their contract situation so for him to have done all of those things and be top of the league and playing like they are, going well in the Champions League - he’s had a magnificent start to his time at Liverpool.

“I agree, it’s not a healthy situation to be in but in fairness to those three, it’s not affected their performances at all and that has to be a credit to the manager to get them to perform despite all this chat around.”

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It is unclear what happens next as Real Madrid are one threat that could persuade Alexander-Arnold to leave behind his boyhood club. Whereas Van Dijk (33) and Salah (31) have the chance to make one more big career move before the twilight of their careers set in. Having been the cornerstones of Liverpool’s success in the past seven years, it makes sense that this story will continue to crop up week after week. But with Salah proving once again he is the king of big games, it seems crazy that they can ponder life without him.

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