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Owen had suggested that finishing the season with only one trophy would leave a "bitter taste," a sentiment that van Dijk quickly dismissed.
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Slot responds to Owen
The Reds' head coach responded to comments made by former striker Michael Owen in an interview with Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk.
According to Daily Mail, he said, “Let me understand it right, Virgil was a bit frustrated because it came across as it's not enough to 'only' win the Premier League? Michael (Owen) played for us, didn't he? So he is aware of the fact that in 35 years we won the league once?
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“There is your answer. If you can win the league with this club then, phew, nothing else matters. If you do it 10 times in a row then I could understand that people say, 'Oh but you only win the Premier League'.
“At this club, you can compete for it and let alone win it, then it is a strange question to ask in my opinion. If Virgil has this opinion as well then I agree with him. I follow the Dutch media a bit more than the media here and... no, let's leave it!
“'I think the league is better than it ever was, the strength overall is getting better. I think even Pep (Guardiola) said there will not be a team again as long as he lives that gets more than 100 points and wins the league four times in a row.
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“So many more teams have so many more good players. All clubs, even some who are fighting against relegation, have some players who can play for City, for Arsenal, for us, for Chelsea and these types of teams.
“The reason why teams you might expect to have more points don't have them is because the league has become stronger. That is probably why it is such a compliment for us that we do have those points at the moment.”