Liverpool manager Arne Slot rejected the notion that his team’s imminent Premier League title triumph has come easy, saying Friday that it is harder than ever to win games in England’s top division. Slot is on the verge of becoming just the 12th manager — and first Dutch coach — to capture English soccer’s biggest prize,

Arsenal managed to extend the Premier League title race until at least Sunday, but not in the fashion they would have hoped as Crystal Palace fought back twice to earn a 2-2 draw in north London.

Liverpool only need a point at home against struggling Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday to seal a 20th English top-flight title but manager Arne Slot cautioned that there would be no early celebrations from his players until the fulltime whistle.