Arne Slot sees positives after Liverpool ‘make a game out of it’ against PSV
Arne Slot sees positives after Liverpool ‘make a game out of it’ against PSV
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Liverpool head coach Arne Slot was happy to take the positives from his weakened side’s “eventful” 3-2 defeat against PSV Eindhoven which saw them drop their first points in the Champions League. With nine first-teamers left at home with one eye on the Premier League leaders’ weekend trip to Bournemouth, the team fielded in the Netherlands could be described as second-string at best.
Goals from Cody Gakpo, on his return to his former club, and Harvey Elliott had given the visitors a 2-1 lead but two efforts in the final five minutes of the first half saw PSV register their first win over Liverpool. But Federico Chiesa’s first 90 minutes since June, Jayden Danns’ Champions League debut after becoming the club’s youngest starter in the competition aged 19 years and 13 days, and 20-year-old James McConnell impressing in midfield were some of the highlights.
“Like expected I think, eventful game with many goals,” said Slot, whose side still finished top of the table. “Both teams, maybe mainly ours, were not playing in the set-up that we usually do so then you see in some moments that we defend in a way that probably is not expected if we play with all of our starters.
“But still in the end we were able to definitely make a game out of it, especially with all these youngsters on the pitch. So, ‘eventful’ would be my word to use.”. Chiesa won the penalty from which Gakpo scored and it was his shot from which Elliott netted a rebound as the Italy international finally got a chance to display his full range after a fitness-plagued start since arriving from Juventus in the summer.
