The Reds restored their 12-point lead at the top of the table by beating Everton 1-0 in the Merseyside derby on Wednesday (02.04.25) but the coach insists that his players aren't focused on when the championship could be sealed as they prepare for their final eight games.

Slot told reporters: "In theory so many things can happen.

"Again, we felt how hard it is to win a Premier League game. I think (Everton boss) David Moyes deserves a lot of credit for how his team was lined up, how difficult they made it for us. It’s nice for us that we beat them because we know how hard it is.

"That also tells you that with eight games to go, it’s every time a challenge, starting Sunday (06.04.25) against Fulham, who are having a very good season as well.

"We are not working on theories about how many points this is, this, this. We are taking the challenge of Fulham on for Sunday, where we have to be at our best again, like yesterday, to get a result."

Slot praised the fighting spirit of his players for getting the team through so many tight matches this season.

The Dutch manager said: "We’ve played 30 games now. Maybe there were three or four where the score was so clear that in the last 20 minutes it wasn’t a problem anymore. Almost all of our other games have been really tight.

"That probably tells you as well how big of an accomplishment it is that we are 12 points clear at the moment and doing so well.

"It’s not like the team that won the league the last four times (Manchester City), where so many times, 20 minutes before the end, or at half-time, already 3-0 or 4-0 up. That’s not our season.

"That’s why I have to give so much credit to our players, because if you every time have to fight with a one-goal lead or you were one goal down, that’s probably even harder than being 3-0 or 4-0 up at half-time."