Arne Slot displeased with one area of Liverpool’s display against Man Utd

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot (Credit: Imago)

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Arne Slot during Liverpool's pre-season match with Manchester United (Credit: Imago)

Arne Slot displeased with one area of Liverpool’s display against Man Utd

Seye Omidiora 16:16 - 04.08.2024

The Reds boss found an imperfection in his team despite beating Erik ten Hag's Red Devils 3-0 in a pre-season friendly.

Liverpool boss Arne Slot found an area of weakness in his side despite Sunday's 3-0 thrashing of Manchester United at Williams-Brice Stadium. 

Manchester United vs Liverpool 

The Reds led at half-time after goals from Fabio Carvalho and Curtis Jones in minutes 10 and 36 and they added gloss to the score after Konstantinos Tsimikas found the net on the hour mark to seal Liverpool's consecutive wins over Premier League rivals following a recent 2-1 success over Arsenal

Liverpool have now notched victories over Real Betis, Arsenal and the Red Devils heading into their final pre-season fixture against Sevilla on August 11 before their Premier League opener six days later at Anfield with newly promoted Ipswich visiting Merseyside. 

Arne Slot and Erik ten Hag
Arne Slot and Erik ten Hag shake hands before Liverpool's pre-season friendly with Manchester United (Credit: Imago)

What Slot said after Liverpool’s win over Man Utd

Even though his team secured another victory in the off-season, the Dutch boss was unhappy with the Reds’ overall control, feeling the 3-0 result was not a fair reflection of proceedings. 

“We are very happy with the result, we scored some really nice goals,” said Slot post-match. “But I don't think we had enough control over the game because United were threatening us more than a few times. 

“It's a 3-0 win but the score could have been different tonight as well. Today I think we gave away too many chances, United deserved more than a 3-0 loss. But it's also our quality that we do score our own chances.”

Curtis Jones
Curtis Jones celebrates his goal for Liverpool against Manchester United (Credit: Imago)

What comes next?

Liverpool return to the United Kingdom where they play Sevilla at Anfield before their gameweek one match against Ipswich. 

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