Arne Slot was delighted to see his Liverpool facet overcome RB Leipzig within the Champions League on Wednesday night time.
The Reds continued their excellent begin in Europe, beating the German facet 1-0 away from residence.
Darwin Nunez acquired the objective, tapping in Mohammed Salah’s goalbound effort within the first half.
And having already overwhelmed AC Milan and Bologna, it places the Merseyside membership on most factors alongside Premier League rivals Aston Villa.
Slot was filled with reward for his gamers and admitted the win was a very powerful factor.
Talking to the press, he stated: “To begin with, we’re actually glad for the win.
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⚽️ Darwin Nunez giving him the objective he requested for
⛔️ Preserving a clear sheetArne Slot reacts to a different win for Liverpool 🔴
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“We performed a troublesome away sport towards a bunch one sport in Leipzig.
“We managed the sport in giant components other than the previous few minutes, We wanted Virgil and Ibou and our goalkeeper.
“If we misplaced this place with a draw then I might’ve felt we misplaced one thing.”
Alongside Virgil van Dijk, Nunez and Caoimhin Kelleher had been standout performers for the Reds.
And Slot was filled with reward for the pair, notably his goalkeeper.
He added: “Very lucky. it’s additionally a standard factor at a membership like ours that you’ve excellent gamers in each place.
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“Ali was out final season and out this season once more. It’s not solely him. We now have gamers who should not at all times within the beginning lineup who did it once more at the moment.
“I requested for a objective. He [Nunez] gave us one however within the lead-up to the objective, [Cody] Gakpo was essential and Mo with an help. It was a crew objective. It’s pleasing to see that Darwin did a very good job at the moment.”
There isn’t any time to relaxation for Liverpool, who journey to Arsenal on the weekend.
The Gunners misplaced to Bournemouth on Saturday and regarded removed from impressed towards Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday.
Slot stated: “We now have to play that sport and we all know how robust Arsenal are particularly in their very own stadium.
“Arteta has finished an incredible job in the previous few years and we now have to be on high of our sport to get a outcome.”
