No football team can ever be considered the finished article. We could all list the greatest club sides of all time, from Premier League to Champions League winners, and in each instance you will discover that within weeks of their success they were proactive in the transfer market.

Liverpool boss Arne Slot has been speaking to the media before Sunday's Premier League game at Fulham (14:00 BST). Here are the key lines from his news conference: Slot confirmed Trent Alexander-Arnold and Joe Gomez "will not be back in the coming weeks" and Conor Bradley "will have to wait and see if he will be with the squad on Sunday."

Liverpool picked up a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Everton on Wednesday — 24 hours after Arsenal won 2-1 at home to Fulham.