Slot happy with resilient Liverpool as they go top with Brighton win

Arne Slot was delighted with the way in which his Liverpool facet hit again to beat Brighton this afternoon.

The Seagulls bossed the primary half and deservedly led on the break by way of Ferdi Kadioglu’s tremendous purpose.

However Cody Gakpo equalised with a cross-shot that eluded everybody and went in earlier than Mohamed Salah scored a trademark curling effort to safe the win and transfer the Reds to the highest of the Premier League desk, two factors away from Manchester Metropolis, who had been surprisingly crushed at Bournemouth.

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Slot mentioned: “I believe lots of issues occur throughout a season. Generally it’s a must to defend a lead, generally it’s a must to come again after going 1-0 behind. So, it is a win you additionally want in a season the place you need to be aggressive, since you can’t at all times be from the primary till the final second the very best crew on the pitch. 

“Generally you could have a troublesome interval after which you’ll want to combat again, and that’s what we did. I didn’t ask – I’d love them to take action they usually did in the long run – however I didn’t ask them to attain two objectives, I solely requested them to play a unique second half than we performed towards Nottingham Forest, with a unique mentality – so if issues go towards you, it’s a must to present up. 

“Winners at all times do, and thankfully we have now lots of winners in our crew that confirmed up within the second half.”

First half not adequate – Slot

Slot accepted, nevertheless, that repeats of that first-half show will trigger them issues down the road.

“What I do like rather a lot is that final week, two instances we got here from one purpose behind towards Arsenal, 1-0 and 2-1, and two instances we had been in a position to combat ourselves again into the sport [to draw 2-2],” he added. 

“And on this recreation we had been 1-0 down at half-time, which I believe we deserved, after which to return again so robust towards such a top quality crew that has spent a lot cash in recent times, offers me lots of confidence for the remainder of the season.

However I additionally added after the sport to the gamers that 45 minutes of the soccer we performed within the first half will, in the long run, punish you someplace. So we have to present up from the beginning. 

“The group was unbelievable the second half. Our gamers [too] however our followers as properly. It was the loudest crowd since I’ve been right here.”

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Golden Gomez

Slot reserved particular reward for Joe Gomez, who got here on at half-time for the injured Ibrahima Konate and turned in a stellar show.

He mentioned: “Yeah, that claims rather a lot about his mentality. That additionally says rather a lot about his high quality, in case you don’t play that a lot and also you are available, in a recreation the place your teammates had been outplayed for 45 minutes, which you can are available and play like this… 

“And it additionally says rather a lot about his mentality in latest weeks and months, the place he didn’t play that a lot, however he’s now in a position with out taking part in rather a lot to play 90 minutes on Wednesday and to herald a efficiency like this on Saturday. 

“However that is what folks informed me after I got here in: Joe is a high, high, high skilled who at all times, it doesn’t matter what place he’s in, offers his greatest for the crew and for himself in the long run as properly. He bought the reward for it right now as a result of I believe the followers beloved what they noticed – I positively did.”