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Liverpool's Slot says his 'football heart' does not like set-piece trend

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Liverpool's Dutch manager Arne Slot celebrates on the pitch after the English Premier League match vs West Ham United at Anfield on February 28, 2026 [PAUL ELLIS / AFP].

Liverpool boss Arne Slot says that the growing reliance on set pieces in the Premier League has sucked some of the joy out of football but accepts it is the new reality.

Last season's champions struggled with dead-ball situations both defensively and in attacking areas earlier in the campaign.

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