Michael Owen wrong to claim winning the league not enough, says Arne Slot
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Arne Slot has hit back at Michael Owen’s suggestion that the Premier League title would not be enough for Liverpool this season by insisting nothing matters more than becoming champions of England again.The former Liverpool striker was taken to task by Virgil van Dijk after the Merseyside derby on Wednesday for claiming the campaign was “building into something really special” until Slot’s team exited the Champions League and lost the Carabao Cup final. Owen agreed it would still be special for Liverpool to win the title for a record-equalling 20th time but with the caveat that the two cup defeats in six days would leave “a bitter taste”.It’s unfair to blame Liverpool for being the best team: that’s how you win titles | Barney RonayRead moreSlot, on course to win the Premier League by a comfortable margin in his first season in English football, believes a former Liverpool player who never won the title with the club should not require a history lesson.“Let me understand it right, Virg...