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Arne Slot admitted that he needed to “create anger” along with his gamers at half-time as Liverpool got here from a purpose right down to beat backside aspect Southampton to maneuver 16 factors clear on the prime of the Premier League.
The Reds staged a second-half comeback to safe a 3-1 victory over the struggling Saints at Anfield, courtesy of a Mohamed Salah brace and Darwin Nunez after Will Smallbone had given the guests a shock lead.
The victory comes simply three days after Slot’s aspect overcame a PSG onslaught in Paris to achieve a slender 1-0 benefit going into the second-leg of their Champions League Spherical of 16 conflict.
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The go to of Southampton, on paper at the least, offered an altogether totally different problem for Slot’s workforce, however the Dutch supervisor nonetheless felt the necessity to make three modifications at half-time in a bid to get again into the sport.
Slot revealed he had warned his squad in opposition to complacency previous to kick-off and spoke of how creating “anger” within the dressing room on the break was crucial to fireside up his gamers.
“I believe I’ve tried every thing earlier than the sport,” Slot mentioned after the sport.
“So within the media, in my conferences, to clarify to them [the players] how tough of a sport that is.
“However ultimately I needed to make some laborious choices at half-time to create a sure anger with the gamers. And those that got here, once more, have been crucial for us and that helped us carry the win over the road.”
Liverpool’s lead on the prime might be reduce to 13 factors if Arsenal beat Manchester United at Previous Trafford on Sunday.
Subsequent up for Slot’s workforce is a second showdown with PSG. The 2 groups meet at Anfield on Tuesday with a spot within the final eight of Europe’s elite membership competitors at stake.
