The "Red Army" Liverpool will go to Wembley Stadium to challenge the "Eagles" Crystal Palace in the 2025 Community Shield. Coach Slaughter said at the press conference that it is a good thing to be able to compete for the championship before the start of the new season. He also believes that Crystal Palace is a difficult opponent to deal with.

In last season's Premier League, Liverpool continued to speak with outstanding performance and results, and finally successfully climbed the championship throne. This was also the first time that Slaughter coached Liverpool to win the championship.

But it is very sad that Liverpool star Jota died in a car accident at the age of 28.

Liverpool manager Slaughter said: "The tragedy has of course had a huge impact on us, but even more so on his wife, children and parents. However, this incident has affected us deeply. Since then, wherever we have gone, the tributes and condolences have been incredibly moving. First in Preston and then on our tour in Asia.

Talking about the summer transfer market, Slot said, "I think every manager is like this, never commenting on players who are not part of his team. I can talk about Ekitik, we recently signed him and he is doing very well. The team and I are very happy with the current squad, and this satisfaction is justified because we won the league title last season. Yes, some players left the team, but we also brought in new players and the young players performed very well."

"Gravenberch, Robertson and Endo can all play in central defence, but don't forget Gomez, who has a minor injury but will be back soon. We still have several players who can play in this position."

In addition, Crystal Palace, coached by Glasner, defeated Manchester City 1-0 in the FA Cup final last season, and its overall strength in the Premier League is also very impressive.

Continue to develop young players

Slote said: "It would be great if we could have a chance to compete for the championship before the start of the new season. Usually teams need to play a lot of games to win the championship, such as the League Cup and FA Cup, not to mention the Premier League or Champions League, which usually have opportunities at the end of the season. Now we can compete for a championship at the beginning of the season, but unfortunately we will face a very strong Crystal Palace, who have always been difficult to deal with."

“We drew 1-1 with them in the final round of last season’s Premier League. In the final and even the semi-finals last season, they showed how difficult they are to play against in a one-game match. I think most of their key players are still in the team, so we know it will be a tough game.”

On the other hand, Ngumoha, who is only 16 years old, has impressed with his goals and outstanding performances in previous friendly matches. When asked how to help young players cope with the attention from the outside world, Sloter said, "Trey Nyoni scored a goal against Sevilla a year ago. He was probably only 17 at that time."

"Young players like them have a huge opportunity to be around top players like Van Dijk and Salah every day and see how they prepare to play a high-level game every three days. It's a necessary step in their development and it's completely normal when a player is 16 or 17 years old. If they can play at a high level once a week, that's great."

"We have to try our best to develop them in the best way possible, but we also have to protect them. Even players who are 24, 23 or 22 years old need to adapt to the high intensity of matches and training, not to mention a 16-year-old who has just come from the academy. We are well aware of this. However, his performance is full of hope, and so is Tre Nyoni."