Arne Slot lauded Liverpool’s mentality after they scored yet one more late winner to assert a 3-2 win over Atletico Madrid within the Champions League at Anfield.
The Premier League champions let slip a two-goal lead after efforts from Andy Robertson and Mo Salah have been cancelled out by Marcos Llorente’s double earlier than Virgil van Dijk headed dwelling within the second minute of added time.
Liverpool have already made a behavior of scoring late winners this season, most not too long ago beating Burnley 1-0 within the Premier League due to Salah’s Ninety fifth-minute penalty.
“If you wish to beat a group like Atletico, which is understood and has an unbelievable mentality, you must beat them with their very own weapon as properly and that’s mentality,” Slot instructed TNT Sports activities.
“I believe that is what we confirmed once more as we speak, that we will beat them additionally by mentality. However I believe we should always have made it simpler for ourselves.”
The Liverpool late present…
Objectives within the 88th and 94th minutes to beat Bournemouth
A 90+10 winner to seal all three factors at Newcastle
Dominik Szoboszlai’s surprise free kick within the 83rd minute to beat Arsenal
A 90+5 penalty from Mo Salah to seal victory at Burnley
And eventually, Virgil van Dijk’s 90+2 header to safe a gap win within the Champions League
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Slot: Positively shocked by Isak
Slot handed British document £125m signing Alexander Isak his first Liverpool look by together with him in his beginning line-up and was delighted with the Swede’s contribution.
The Dutchman, who celebrated victory on his forty seventh birthday, mentioned: “Significantly as a result of I believe within the 60 minutes he performed, he appeared to be fairly match to me so it wasn’t as if, after 10 minutes, he was already very drained.
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Alexander Isak made his much-anticipated debut in opposition to Atletico
“He might simply play at this degree fairly properly in order that was probably the most constructive factor and that he can play soccer and that he is a pleasure to look at.
“That’s not a shock to me however he was perhaps fitter than I anticipated.
“I used to be positively shocked by how match he was. I used to be not shocked by the standard however it’s at all times good to see when a participant begins how he began. It was a very good begin however solely 60 minutes.
Isak watch – his key moments
13 – Drops the shoulder when slicing inside however his move can’t discover Gakpo
29 – Skips away down the suitable wing and earns applause for profitable a throw
31 – Pokes it ahead for Salah to shoot. Fouled by Le Normand within the course of.
39 – Collects the move from Wirtz properly however shoots simply large of the far submit.
41 – Pleasant first-time flick to seek out Wirtz. Then fires off one other shot himself.
42 – Slips in Wirtz with a one-two who rounds Oblak however Frimpong miskicks.
46 – Pulls out one other very good Cruyff flick to Wirtz that attracts gasps from the Kop.
50 – Extra top-class hold-up play earlier than fouling his marker when the cross is available in.
58 – Receives a standing ovation from the house assist as he’s changed by Ekitike.
Slot was not sure whether or not Isak will begin once more on Saturday at Anfield in opposition to Merseyside rivals Everton.
He added: “You’ll be able to inform David (Moyes) he’s not going to play 90 minutes (in opposition to Everton).”
“I am actually completely satisfied he might begin as we speak. That is why we did not play him in opposition to Burnley. He was good as we speak and when Hugo (Ekitike) got here in, he was an enormous issue additionally.
“We’ve two nice quantity nines and we’ll use them, each of them, all through the entire interval they’re right here.
Robertson: We have to make it simpler
In the meantime, Robertson, credited with the opener after Salah’s fourth-minute free-kick deflected in off the defender, additionally felt his aspect’s win ought to have been extra comfy.
He instructed TNT Sports activities: “I believe we have to perhaps get again to profitable a bit easier and a bit simpler.
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Liverpool have now scored the profitable purpose within the 83rd minute or later in every of their final 5 video games
“Clearly it is an amazing factor to have been capable of hold going proper to the tip however whenever you’re 2-0 up and also you’re enjoying so properly within the first half, it ought to have been a extra comfy night time.”
On Isak’s long-awaited debut, Robertson added: “I believed he was wonderful. He is probably not had a pre season, not had loads of video games since final season, however I believed, particularly the primary half, he was wonderful.
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Isak’s contact map in Liverpool’s win over Atletico Madrid
“Naturally he bought drained after which it is superb to have a participant like Hugo to return on and each of them have gotten such high quality.”
Morrison: Individuals name it fortunate – it isn’t luck
Sky Sports activities’ Clinton Morrison on Soccer Particular:
“Everybody retains saying Liverpool go away it late, however it could actually’t be fortunate the variety of occasions they’ve performed it already this season.
“They hold going, they’ve bought that want to maintain going proper till the tip. They’ve bought huge gamers and large characters.
“Credit score to Liverpool. They might’ve been disenchanted had they not received, they have been comfy at 2-0 up.”
Carragher: Van Dijk to go down as Liverpool nice
Jamie Carragher says Van Dijk must be remembered as considered one of Liverpool’s biggest ever gamers – not simply considered one of their biggest centre-backs after he scored the Reds’ stoppage-time winner in opposition to Atletico.
“I do not like describing Van Dijk as the perfect centre again. At Liverpool, lots of people get known as legends as a result of they’ve received the league or the Champions League,” Carragher instructed CBS.
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Van Dijk celebrates scoring Liverpool’s late winner in opposition to Atletico Madrid
“There are many them. However if you wish to differentiate, and I name them giants of the membership like Gerrard, Dalglish, Hansen, Barnes, Souness and Salah, the highest seven or eight gamers at Liverpool, he’s proper in the midst of that.
“He isn’t on the backside of the record I can guarantee you. He’ll go down as one of many biggest gamers to ever play for Liverpool. Not one of many biggest centre backs, one of many biggest gamers.”
Van Dijk: We discovered a manner once more
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk, talking on TNT Sports activities:
“We strive, we saved pushing for the 3-1. We concede the equaliser, massively deflected. It was not nice. We discovered a manner once more. We have been harmful in our set-pieces anyway, they have been fairly aggressive I need to say. I am glad I bought the winner.
“They are a group that by no means offers up, they’ve high quality gamers that may punish you should you’re not there in a cut up second, should you’re a bit bit too late and so they punished us earlier than the break and after the break we attempt to go for the 3-1. They get a little bit of confidence from that as properly. However we’ve got to maintain going and present the resilience we have been displaying for a few years and it was one other nice European night time right here once more.”
