David Moyes
West Ham UnitedArne Slot
Liverpool
Meeting Highlights...ABOUT THE MATCH
We want a reaction from the players. We want them to show what it means to play for West Ham, a bit of pride, and hopefully we can show that.
...EUROPE
We're eighth in the Premier League at the moment with four games to go. It’s an incredible position we have been in, for nearly all the season. From our point of view, we are in there, we are still in with a shout and we will keep trying to make Europe. Both teams have played a lot of games this season, probably 12 or 13 games more than anyone who wasn't in Europe but Liverpool have gotten used to it over, many, many years.
...MY FUTURE
The most important thing is things would need to be right between me and the club. If we get that right, we will see what happens, but it will be at the end of the season. You can continue to ask me the questions and I'm happy to take them, but it's not as if I have changed track in any way. We have always said the decision will be made at the end of the season. That is something me and the board were happy to do.
David Moyes
Manager on West Ham United...ABOUT THE MATCH
We want a reaction from the players. We want them to show what it means to play for West Ham, a bit of pride, and hopefully we can show that.
...EUROPE
We're eighth in the Premier League at the moment with four games to go. It’s an incredible position we have been in, for nearly all the season. From our point of view, we are in there, we are still in with a shout and we will keep trying to make Europe. Both teams have played a lot of games this season, probably 12 or 13 games more than anyone who wasn't in Europe but Liverpool have gotten used to it over, many, many years.
...MY FUTURE
The most important thing is things would need to be right between me and the club. If we get that right, we will see what happens, but it will be at the end of the season. You can continue to ask me the questions and I'm happy to take them, but it's not as if I have changed track in any way. We have always said the decision will be made at the end of the season. That is something me and the board were happy to do.
Arne Slot
Manager on Liverpool...TITLE RACE
Is this group not as experienced as the group we had before? Yes, of course. That's the good thing about it – the worst thing about a defeat is if you don't learn from it. We have to learn from it in the short term, not like this anymore. And the boys have to learn from it in the long term as well with a different manager next year, stuff like this, but they will be in similar situations, and that's obviously what they can use in these moments. Experience, you cannot buy, you can only make yourself. We made a really tough one and now let's hope we can use that in the short term for the next game. And in the long term, it will help, definitely.
...LAST 4 MATCHES
Step by step, game by game – how can you do it differently? We obviously played just the other night and play tomorrow at 12.30, so in 24 hours pretty much, that's it. That's the first game we think about, are concerned about. Then we have the first normal weeks for ages with long turnarounds and that's it. So, don't get me wrong, nobody gave up here. We just need to be realistic. Both of them Man City and Arsenal must lose two games. First of all, we have to win four and they have to lose two games. They didn't lose two games I don't know since when, so why should it start now? But if it happens, we have to be there, stuff like this. That's the situation. I'm not this kind of guy. We will be 100 per cent and we will get them' and everybody thinks he's a bit dumb – I might be but not in that way. So, that's it, that's the approach. How I said, I didn't like our football and I hope I can help the boys to play better and much more positive again.
...WEST HAM
David is one of the best colleagues. We don't have time really to spend together but we spoke actually over the years a lot before games or whatever. I like him a lot, respect him a lot. I think he is doing an incredible job, to be honest. I like the team they have, offensively really talented, good transfers. Jarrod Bowen, I've said it a couple of times, he's one of my favourite players, I like a lot the way he developed since he came from Hull. Mohammed Kudus, super-talented, Lucas Paqueta, Michail Antonio, top striker. And when Bowen plays up there then they find another solution, these kind of things. James Ward-Prowse, super-smart signing for West Ham, I have to say. And then all the other guys settled around.