Arne Slot has mirrored on Liverpool’s disastrous defeat to Nottingham Forest after his facet clawed again an emphatic win over AC Milan within the UEFA Champions League.
It has been a rollercoaster of per week for the Reds, to say the least. They endured heartbreak on Saturday, struggling a 1-0 defeat by the hands of Forest within the Premier League, earlier than recording a 3-1 comeback win over Milan on Tuesday evening.
A gap strike from Christian Pulisic had given Milan an early lead, earlier than Ibrahima Konate and Virgil van Dijk turned the sport on its head earlier than half-time, and Dominik Szoboszlai’s lovely third objective sealed all three factors.
When requested how the workforce coped after trailing within the opening three minutes, Slot shared the sentiments of his squad. “I feel that was the optimistic factor,” he advised Amazon Prime.
“After shedding on Saturday, which was fairly a blow for us to be trustworthy, after which to be 1-0 down after 5 minutes, and an early probability as nicely, though it was offside. You are at all times questioning how the workforce reacts.
“I feel we confirmed how good we will be on the ball. That is what I stated after the sport, in case you can play so good, it is virtually…possibly to make use of the phrase shame is an excessive amount of, but it surely’s unbelievable that you just lose to Forest at house in case you can play this nicely right this moment.”
Liverpool’s opening victory noticed them decide up all three factors within the Champions League new-look league format. They are going to return to motion on Saturday once they host Bournemouth at Anfield and have a brief break from European fixtures till their conflict with Bologna on 2 October.
