Liverpool head coach Arne Slot put on a brave face after his side’s 2-2 Premier League draw away to Aston Villa on Wednesday night. The Reds missed a chance to extend their lead over second-placed Arsenal to 10 points and had to settle for maintaining their 8 point advantage, with the Gunners holding a game in hand.
Slot denied his team is going through any sort of dip in form, despite winning just one of their last four matches in all competitions. That run included a surprise FA Cup exit at the hands of struggling Championship side Plymouth Argyle.
Performance-wise, not a dip at all today, in my opinion, but you might disagree.
– Arne Slot, Liverpool Manager
Núñez “Quite Down” After Glaring Miss
Attention now turns to Liverpool’s crunch match against defending champions Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday. Slot knows his team will need to be far more clinical to get a result against Pep Guardiola’s men.
- Liverpool unbeaten away in PL this season
- 8 point gap over Arsenal, who have game in hand
- Reds have just 1 win in last 4 matches
The Merseyside club can ill-afford many more slip-ups if they are to fend off Arsenal’s challenge and end their 33-year wait for a league title. Núñez finding his scoring boots again could prove pivotal to those ambitions.
Attention now turns to Liverpool’s crunch match against defending champions Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday. Slot knows his team will need to be far more clinical to get a result against Pep Guardiola’s men.
- Liverpool unbeaten away in PL this season
- 8 point gap over Arsenal, who have game in hand
- Reds have just 1 win in last 4 matches
The Merseyside club can ill-afford many more slip-ups if they are to fend off Arsenal’s challenge and end their 33-year wait for a league title. Núñez finding his scoring boots again could prove pivotal to those ambitions.
While Slot defended the overall performance, he did acknowledge the disappointment of star striker Darwin Núñez. The Uruguayan spurned a glorious opportunity to put Liverpool ahead 3-2 late on after being set up by Dominik Szoboszlai.
“There is one player in the dressing room who feels quite down,” Slot admitted, without directly naming Núñez. “You know who it is.”
Clinical Edge Missing for Reds
Slot lamented his side’s lack of ruthlessness in front of goal, feeling they created enough chances to win the match comfortably. Trent Alexander-Arnold’s second half equalizer rescued a point for the visitors.
What we must not do and we’ve done a bit too often now is, we don’t get what we deserve. If you look at all the chances and put them in a row, from us and from them, I think it’s clear which team should have won.
– Arne Slot
Liverpool’s habit of failing to convert chances has cost them in recent weeks. While still unbeaten away from home in the league, dropped points could prove costly in the title race.
City Clash Looms Large
Attention now turns to Liverpool’s crunch match against defending champions Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday. Slot knows his team will need to be far more clinical to get a result against Pep Guardiola’s men.
- Liverpool unbeaten away in PL this season
- 8 point gap over Arsenal, who have game in hand
- Reds have just 1 win in last 4 matches
The Merseyside club can ill-afford many more slip-ups if they are to fend off Arsenal’s challenge and end their 33-year wait for a league title. Núñez finding his scoring boots again could prove pivotal to those ambitions.
While Slot defended the overall performance, he did acknowledge the disappointment of star striker Darwin Núñez. The Uruguayan spurned a glorious opportunity to put Liverpool ahead 3-2 late on after being set up by Dominik Szoboszlai.
“There is one player in the dressing room who feels quite down,” Slot admitted, without directly naming Núñez. “You know who it is.”
Clinical Edge Missing for Reds
Slot lamented his side’s lack of ruthlessness in front of goal, feeling they created enough chances to win the match comfortably. Trent Alexander-Arnold’s second half equalizer rescued a point for the visitors.
What we must not do and we’ve done a bit too often now is, we don’t get what we deserve. If you look at all the chances and put them in a row, from us and from them, I think it’s clear which team should have won.
– Arne Slot
Liverpool’s habit of failing to convert chances has cost them in recent weeks. While still unbeaten away from home in the league, dropped points could prove costly in the title race.
City Clash Looms Large
Attention now turns to Liverpool’s crunch match against defending champions Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday. Slot knows his team will need to be far more clinical to get a result against Pep Guardiola’s men.
- Liverpool unbeaten away in PL this season
- 8 point gap over Arsenal, who have game in hand
- Reds have just 1 win in last 4 matches
The Merseyside club can ill-afford many more slip-ups if they are to fend off Arsenal’s challenge and end their 33-year wait for a league title. Núñez finding his scoring boots again could prove pivotal to those ambitions.
