Arne Slot: Top-four challenge is ‘special’ with Liverpool’s set-piece record

The Reds have scored only three set-piece goals this season and conceded 11.

Liverpool’s set-piece record is a cause for concern for head coach Arne Slot. Picture: Danny Lawson/PA

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot admitted it should be impossible to be a top-four team with their poor record at set-pieces.

The Reds head into Christmas behind fourth-placed Chelsea only on goal difference as their effectiveness from open play has compensated for the issues they are having at free-kicks, corners and throw-ins.