Whereas a number of of Liverpool’s gamers didn’t carry out to their finest within the 2-2 draw in opposition to Arsenal, Arne Slot nonetheless noticed positives to take from the sport’s proceedings.
Regardless of Liverpool coming from behind twice in opposition to Arsenal, supporters may nonetheless deem the sport as a missed alternative given Mikel Arteta was lacking William Saliba, Martin Odegaard and, for the final 35 minutes, centre-back Gabriel.
Fortunately, the Reds averted defeat and stay 4 factors above the Gunners because of Virgil van Dijk and Mo Salah‘s equalisers in both half.
Whereas Liverpool didn’t play to their highest stage, Slot took two major positives from the match, telling Sky Sports activities: “What happy me so much was we had one time (day) much less to organize this recreation, so one time much less to get better. We needed to fly.
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“After which how robust we have been within the second half, physique, and in addition those that got here in, that happy me most – and being two occasions down on this stadium and nonetheless [to] get some extent is an efficient factor.”
Slot waited till the 63rd minute to make any substitutions however, when he did, it was a triple change as Alexis Mac Allister, Andy Robertson and Luis Diaz have been all withdrawn.
Of their place got here Dominik Szoboszlai, Kostas Tsimikas and Cody Gakpo. The pinnacle coach made yet one more substitution, swapping Curtis Jones for Wataru Endo in damage time.
Slot added: “What helped us in my view gave us additionally some new vitality and those that saved within the group have been in a position – and so they performed already in the course of the week – to maintain going and preserve preventing for a end result and that’s what happy me most in the long run.”
Liverpool did enhance after the break, with Trent Alexander-Arnold stepping inside extra usually and the gamers successful extra of their particular person battles whereas retaining possession for longer.
Slot defined what he tweaked on the break, saying: “Truly what we all the time speak about, it’s principally about ‘OK, how do they press us?’ and ‘how do we discover the free man or free participant in midfield and the way can we open that up and the way can we press them a bit higher?’ as a result of that wasn’t excellent within the first half.”
Some extent on the Emirates isn’t a nasty level, however you want to that to be adopted up now by one other successful run to make sure Liverpool stay as near Man Metropolis as doable in the course of the present difficult run of fixtures.
