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 might 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 due to Virgil van Dijk and Mo Salah‘s equalisers in both half.
Whereas Liverpool didn’t play to their highest stage, Slot took two essential positives from the match, telling Sky Sports activities: “What happy me loads was we had one time (day) much less to organize this recreation, so one time much less to recuperate. We needed to fly.
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“After which how robust we had been within the second half, physique, and likewise those that got here in, that happy me most – and being two instances down on this stadium and nonetheless [to] get a degree 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however, when he did, it was a triple change as Alexis Mac Allister, Andy Robertson and Luis Diaz had been all withdrawn.
Of their place got here Dominik Szoboszlai, Kostas Tsimikas and Cody Gakpo. The pinnacle coach made yet another substitution, swapping Curtis Jones for Wataru Endo in damage time.
Slot added: “What helped us in my view gave us additionally some new power and those that saved within the crew had been ready – and so they performed already throughout the week – to maintain going and preserve combating for a end result and that’s what happy me most ultimately.”
Liverpool did enhance after the break, with Trent Alexander-Arnold stepping inside extra typically and the gamers successful extra of their particular person battles whereas conserving possession for longer.
Slot defined what he tweaked on the break, saying: “Truly what we at all times discuss, 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.”
A degree on the Emirates isn’t a foul level, however you prefer to that to be adopted up now by one other successful run to make sure Liverpool stay as near Man Metropolis as doable throughout the present difficult run of fixtures.
