‘The emotions are very negative and disappointing’published at 22:52 GMT 26 November
22:52 GMT 26 November
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Liverpool boss Arne Slot, speaking to TNT Sports: “The emotions are very negative and disappointing. The way we conceded the 1-0. I want to be positive about the reaction of the players when we went 1-0 down. We came back into the game and had chances to go 2-1 up. I don’t think anyone thought we would lose 4-1.
On Van Dijk’s complaints: “He got a little push. It unbalanced him and that’s why he raised his arm and made the handball.
“After half-time, we conceded 2-1 quite early. We still had some good chances to go 2-2. 10 or 15 minutes before the end, we conceded another goal. Hard to take.
“After we conceded the first one, we saw a reaction I want to see. The mentality I saw afterwards was what I was hoping it to be. Even after 2-1, we kept trying to make it 2-1. End result is 4-1 and that’s a big loss.
“I liked how we reacted in transition in the first half. It felt like Hugo [Ekitike] couldn’t move like he could in the first half and that’s why he couldn’t press as he did in the first half.
“The only way to go is to go through now. We need to face where we’re in and fight really hard. The feeling I have is that after 45 minutes, you don’t expect to be 1-1, you expect to be up. The reaction of the players is what you expect from a Liverpool player.”