Overview
- Liverpool parted with set-piece coach Aaron Briggs on Dec. 30 after conceding 13 goals from dead balls in 26 matches.
- Since Briggs’ exit, Liverpool have conceded two and scored eight from set-pieces in 12 games, which Slot called a return to normal as he took overall responsibility and noted only minor tweaks.
- Slot said first‑team set-piece analyst Lewis Mahoney now leads the routines and indicated there are no immediate plans to hire a new specialist.
- Defensive injuries have stretched options this season, with youngsters Josh Davidson and Terence Miles training with the first team this week.
- Nottingham Forest on Sunday offers another gauge of Liverpool’s dead-ball work, with Slot still seeking his first win against Forest as Liverpool push for a top-four finish.