Arne Slot press conference after the Accrington Stanley game

Diogo Jota Half an hour earlier he scored the first goal for the Premier League leaders Trent Alexander Arnold doubled the Reds’ lead just before half-time with a fine finish from outside the penalty area.

Jayden Danns He came off the bench and scored the third goal after Federico Chiesa’s first shot was parried. Chiesa He secured the victory with his first goal for the club in the 90th minute.

Arne Slot spoke with us after the game the media.

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Slot was asked for his assessment of today’s game

“First and foremost, they deserve credit for how they showed themselves here today. Before the game starts, of course you watch a few games of theirs and then you see: ‘Ah, they’re not afraid to press high, they’re not afraid of it.’ play one against one.’ But then you always wonder: will they do the same at Anfield? But they definitely weren’t afraid.

“Their style of play is also that the goalkeeper has the ball to play it long. So it’s not like they stole it from the team we played last week, it’s just their style. They were very positive. For us it was all about giving playing time to the players who haven’t played that much yet and giving a few young players some playing time.”

When asked if Ngumoha could make a senior debut:

“I think he’s been with us for half a season now. Every time he trains with us we see his qualities. “He can dominate one-on-one situations, he’s very quick on his feet, he can change direction.” And I’m always happy when a player makes his debut that he can do what we see training ground for fans to see.

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“And I think the fans liked what they saw; You could feel that in the stadium in the first half, and when I took him out, we could tell from the fans’ reaction that they liked what they saw too.” . So, special day for him – he’ll sleep well on your debut tonight, I assume.

Slot was asked about Chiesa’s goal and the next step for him

“Rio was lucky that Federico wasn’t with us the last two days – because he was sick – otherwise Federico would of course have started. Now he could play 45. We could bring Dom (Szoboszlai) for 45 minutes, take him out,” and then Federico (in). It’s nice to make your debut and when you’ve already played for this club you want to score your first goal, especially in front of your own fans.

“He’s done that now, so that’s a good next step. Let’s not get too carried away because although I really liked the way Accrington Stanley played, at the end of the day they are a League Two team. But it’s definitely a good next step for him to be available and even score a goal.

When asked about Chiesa’s confidence boost after not being able to fully show himself:

“Yes, that’s definitely true. But when a player is fit and doesn’t get the chance to show it, that’s also frustrating. The best part of being a footballer is playing, performing well and winning. If you don’t do it “I won’t play because the coach makes a different decision or you’re not available. That’s always difficult for every player because everyone wants to do what they love most.”

Slot was asked about the quality of Alexander-Arnold’s goal

“I can talk about this for hours! Incredible. I think the biggest compliment Trent could have received was everyone’s reaction after the (Manchester) United game. Every player in the world, except maybe a few, has bad games and that’s complete.” But the moment Trent has a bad game, everyone has an opinion about him.

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“Maybe – maybe – it has to do with the contract situation, I don’t know if that wouldn’t have been the case if everyone had reacted the same way. The biggest compliment you can get when you have such a great first half.” The season and you don’t play a good game against United – that was clear to me, for the fans, for you, for all the analysts who saw the game have – (is that) a lot of people were pretty hard on him, and maybe that’s the biggest compliment you can get.

When asked if he chose Alexander-Arnold to give him self-confidence:

“I think that’s important, but that wasn’t the reason for using him. The reason for bringing him in was because Conor Bradley came back from a hamstring injury and played his first minutes against Tottenham Hotspur two days ago.”

“I think it’s a bit unknown to everyone what our flight was that night, so we couldn’t land here in Liverpool and had to go to Birmingham. We came home very, very late and for me the risk was too great to play against a player who had a hamstring problem five, six, seven, eight weeks ago, two days after the game against Tottenham.

“Then Trent is the only full-back available and because of his commitment I think it was good for him to play in our own stadium again and feel the welcome of the fans again. “That was fantastic when we played against Tottenham.” and something special for him again today.

“This will only help him and us because if you want to do special things during the season, we have to do it together. Not just the players, not just the players with the coach, but definitely the players with the fans.”

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Slot was asked about Danns and whether he could be loaned out in January

“The last one (a loan move) I honestly don’t know at the moment. What I like most about him – and most Academy players – is the mentality they have. So that’s a big compliment.” For him and definitely a big compliment to our youth academy too, because when you get into the first team as a youngster, sometimes you’re used in ways that you might not expect ( in training).

“Although it’s common in football, then you play against the other team who sometimes have to copy the team we’re playing here, so sometimes you’re in a different position.”

“He’s a striker, but if we play 11 against 11 and I decide to play against (Diogo) Jota and on the other side Darwin (Nunez) plays as a nine, he has to play as an eleven or as a six or whatever “But like the other Academy players, he will always give his best. James McConnell is a perfect example of this too.

“If that is your mentality, you can definitely perform to the best of your potential. This is what will happen to him. Whatever that potential is, it’s probably going to take some time to figure out if he ends up being a starter for us, but because of his mentality he’s going to have a very good career.”

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