Arne Slot issued a warning to Liverpool stars after a quick victory over Southampton left the Reds eight points clear of Man City at the top of the Premier League

Arne Slot has dismissed the idea that Liverpool will be caught up in the Premier League title race by eight points.

Mo Salah scored twice as the Reds beat Southampton 2-1 after Mateus Fernandes and Adam Armstrong canceled out Dominik Szoboszlai’s first goal.

Manchester City’s collapse means Liverpool have breathing room at the top ahead of Sunday’s huge clash between the teams at Anfield. But Slot says his team maintains balance.

‘It’s nice to have this position but we’re definitely not getting carried away,’ he said. ‘We also know what he has to do to get that lead and those wins.

‘I think for us there was only one or two games where we won by a big margin but the rest we won by a small margin so we know how difficult it is to win a game.

‘These players have been in the Premier League longer than me, but I think even later in last season Arsenal were eight points ahead and Manchester City still came back.

Arne Slot does not believe his Liverpool team will get carried away by eight points

Mo Salah’s second-half strike powered Southampton to a dramatic 3-2 win at St Mary’s

The Reds created a significant lead over Man City, who lost 4-0 to Tottenham on Saturday.

‘If you face Arsenal, City, Chelsea and all the other teams, you know they can all win many games in a row.’

Slot added about Salah: ‘We always know we can count on him when things are difficult for us because after losing 2-1 I didn’t really feel like this was the moment we could score.

‘It was a great pass from Ryan Gravenberch and the timing of the run and how Mo finished it was special.

‘It helps you get back into the game and we needed that goal in the last 25 minutes we played because it was just a matter of time for me to score the third goal.’