How did Liverpool boss Arne Slot view an engaging and tense match with rivals Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday, one that saw a 84th-minute lead turn into a 2-1 loss?
He thought Liverpool deserved better and didn’t get some obvious calls including a possible penalty on Mohamed Salah and a late penalty conceding by Alisson Becker.
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The Reds were on the back foot early but hung around long enough to find a second-half foothold and a gorgeous opener from Dominik Szoboszlai.
The Liverpool lead was short and the Reds found themselves on the wrong end of the game in stoppage time when Alisson Becker’s slide into Matheus Nunes sent Erling Haaland to the penalty spot.
The Norwegian did not miss, Gianluigi Donnarumma then made an outstanding save on Alexis Mac Allister, and Dominik Szoboszlai was later sent off in an insane spell of stoppage time.
Arne Slot reaction — What did Liverpool boss say after late collapse versus Man City?
Thoughts on the game? “Another great Liverpool, Man City game. This was one of them but very disappointing outcome.”
Tale of two halves? “They were more comfortable on the ball than us but that didn’t lead to many big chances apart from Haaland in the first minute. In the second half it was completely the opposite. I was waiting for a goal and when we got it I was waiting for a second but one of the only times they got in and around our box in the second half it was a goal. We conceded a 1-1, just after that Curtis Jones sent Mo Salah and it could’ve been 3v1 to the goalkeeper but unfortunately Guehi intercepted it.”
What changes did you make at the break? “If the game goes on you’re always hoping that you can keep the energy going and if the other team gets tired, they might make mistakes. Then our fans were right behind us and that combination made us impressive in the second half.”
Some dicey decisions in this game? “We can talk about every incident and everyone has an opinion, There are never in football 100-0 decision but if I have to talk about one moment I would talk about Mo through on goal and Guehi drags us down. Everyone in the stadium knows that is definitely a goal-scoring situation. In general, anyone who looks at it says that should be a red card.”
Were you limited by injuries and your bench? “Not too sure because I don’t think we needed to impact the game off the bench because he played so well. Dominik having a suspension, we have to accept that and find a solution for Wednesday when we face Sunderland.”
