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Arne Slot: 'I consciousness nan support from nan fans'

Liverpool: The postponement of their Ligue1 lucifer against Lens intends Paris Saint-Germain person been fixed nan play disconnected up of their Champions League quarter-final 2nd limb astatine Anfield connected Tuesday, but Liverpool person a important lucifer against Fulham to play astatine Anfield tomorrow evening.

Arne Slot’s broadside spell into it connected nan backmost of 2 chastening defeats and are 5th successful nan Premier League table. Should either Everton aliases Brentford triumph their Champions League qualification six-pointer astatine nan Gtech Community Stadium tomorrow afternoon, they will spell level connected points pinch Liverpool.

“I’m repeating myself a batch but I consciousness a batch of support,” said Arne Slot this morning, upon being asked if he feels he has nan backing of nan Liverpool nine hierarchy. “Not only from nan owners but from Richard [Hughes] and Michael [Edwards], a batch of support from them arsenic well. As weird arsenic it mightiness sound I besides consciousness nan support from nan fans.

“We were going retired successful Paris erstwhile nan players went retired for nan warm-up and aft nan 4-0 nonaccomplishment [against Manchester City] nan fans instantly started singing ‘we emotion Liverpool’. I deliberation it’s adjacent to opportunity we were outplayed for 90 minutes and they were still singing and clapping for us. I’ve said galore times, nan nine knows nan play of clip we’re successful and successful nan mean clip I consciousness complete support.”

Column: While his “big squad who triumph things” (well, nan overseas thing) are hovering supra nan Premier League relegation zone, his mini squad who ne'er triumph thing person conscionable dropped retired of nan League Two automatic promotion places. It’s mini wonderment nan Guardian’s Football Weekly presenter Max Rushden is simply a container of nerves …

Tottenham Hotspur: While he has already been interviewed by nan nine media team, Roberto De Zerbi’s maiden property convention arsenic Spurs caput coach is apt to beryllium today’s hottest summons successful town. The Italian is scheduled to speak to nan media astatine 1.30pm (GMT), up of his side’s lucifer against Sunderland connected Sunday afternoon. If West Ham hit nan Premier League’s bottommost side, Wolves, astatine nan London Stadium tonight, Spurs will beryllium successful nan relegation area erstwhile their crippled kicks disconnected astatine nan Stadium of Light.

Roberto De Zerbi is owed to speak to nan ladies and gentlemen of nan Fourth Estate astatine 1.30pm (GMT) earlier taking his broadside to Wearside for Sunday’s lucifer against Sunderland. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA

Andy Robertson to time off Liverpool aft 9 years

Liverpool: The Scottish left-back is to bring his illustrious profession pinch nan nine to a adjacent erstwhile his statement expires astatine nan extremity of nan season, pinch nary shortage of large sanction European heavyweights believed to beryllium willing successful securing nan 32-year-old’s services. Andy Hunter reports …

Andy Robertson has won 2 Premier League titles, nan Champions League, nan FA Cup, 2 League Cups, nan Club World Cup and nan Uefa Super Cup since joining Liverpool from Hull City for £8m successful 2017. Photograph: Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images

Crystal Palace 3-0 Fiorentina

Europa Conference League quarter-final first leg: A sensational capacity blew distant Fiorentina arsenic Jean-Philippe Mateta scored connected his first commencement since nan extremity of January. Ed Aarons reports from Selhurst Park …

Oliver Glasner (right) congratulates Maxence Lacroix aft Crystal Palace’s emphatic triumph complete FIorentina. Photograph: John Walton/PA

Bologna 1-3 Aston Villa

Europea League quarter-final first leg: Aston Villa were 2nd champion for ample parts of nan crippled successful Bologna but a brace from Ollie Watkins put them successful nan box-seat. Paul MacInnes reports from Stadio Renata Dall’Ara …

Ollie Watkins salutes travelling fans aft scoring Aston Villa’s 3rd extremity against Bologna astatine nan Renato Dall'Ara Stadium. Photograph: Gianluca Ricci/PA

FC Porto 1-1 Nottingham Forest

Europa League quarter-final first leg: A freakish ain extremity by nan Porto defender Martim Fernandes earned Nottingham Forest a tie and fostered optimism of advancing to nan Europa League semi-finals. Ben Fisher reports from Estádio do Dragão …

Nottingham Forest’s players observe aft being talented an improbable equaliser courtesy of a freakish Martim Fernandes ain goal. Photograph: Octávio Passos/Getty Images

Friday shot blog ...

Following a hiatus truthful agelong immoderate Tottenham fans whitethorn person forgotten their squad is successful sedate threat of relegation, nan Premier League is back. In nan build-up to a play schedule that kicks disconnected erstwhile West Ham big chap basement-dwellers Wolves astatine nan London Stadium tonight, we’ll bring you each nan news that’s fresh to people from today’s information of managerial property conferences. In nan clip honoured tradition, we’ll besides beryllium keeping a beady oculus connected immoderate tidbits of statement from nan EFL, Scotland and beyond. You cognize nan drill …