Arne Slot complains about his Liverpool squad despite spending almost 450m this summer

"Slot worked wonders in his first season at Liverpool, guiding them to the Premier League title last term, but things have quickly turned sour at the start of this campaign. Remarkably, it seems the Dutch tactician is now saying his squad isn't nearly as good as the likes of Manchester City and Chelsea, despite spending close to 450m in the transfer window just gone (446m to be precise, as per Sky Sports)."

"So maybe it gives a little bit of an insight. Everyone's always said what a big squad we're havingwhen we played Chelsea I said they're missing eight but they can still bring Estevao in. Now we're only missing four players at the moment and we already needed to start with four players under the age of 19. And after I made two substitutions, we were on six."

Arne Slot expressed concern that Liverpool's squad lacks the strength of Manchester City and Chelsea despite roughly £446m spent in the transfer window. Liverpool lost 3-0 at home to Crystal Palace and have lost six of seven matches across competitions while conceding many goals. Slot noted City's lineup against Swansea looked like eleven starters, and he highlighted youth players and absences forcing him to start several under-19s and use inexperienced options off the bench. Liverpool won the Premier League last season but have deteriorated markedly at the start of the current campaign, prompting serious questions about squad depth and performance.

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