Arne Slot salutes Liverpool character after yet another late show in dramatic win over Atletico Madrid in Champions League

Arne Slot lauded Liverpool’s mentality after they scored yet one more late winner to say a 3-2 win over Atletico Madrid within the Champions League at Anfield.

The Premier League champions let slip a two-goal lead after efforts from Andy Robertson and Mo Salah had been cancelled out by Marcos Llorente’s double earlier than Virgil van Dijk headed house within the second minute of added time.

Liverpool have already made a behavior of scoring late winners this season, most not too long ago beating Burnley 1-0 within the Premier League due to Salah’s Ninety fifth-minute penalty.

“If you wish to beat a crew like Atletico, which is thought and has an unbelievable mentality, it’s important to beat them with their very own weapon as properly and that’s mentality,” Slot advised TNT Sports activities.

“I believe that is what we confirmed once more at the moment, that we will beat them additionally by mentality. However I believe we must always have made it simpler for ourselves.”

Slot: Positively shocked by Isak

Slot handed British report £125m signing Alexander Isak his first Liverpool look by together with him in his beginning line-up and was delighted with the Swede’s contribution.

The Dutchman, who celebrated victory on his forty seventh birthday, mentioned: “Significantly as a result of I believe within the 60 minutes he performed, he gave the impression to be fairly match to me so it wasn’t as if, after 10 minutes, he was already very drained.

“He might simply play at this degree fairly properly in order that was essentially the most optimistic factor and that he can play soccer and that he is a pleasure to observe.

“That isn’t a shock to me however he was perhaps fitter than I anticipated.

“I used to be positively shocked by how match he was. I used to be not shocked by the standard however it’s all the time good to see when a participant begins how he began. It was an excellent begin however solely 60 minutes.

Isak watch – his key moments

13 – Drops the shoulder when chopping inside however his cross can’t discover Gakpo
29 – Skips away down the fitting wing and earns applause for successful a throw
31 – Pokes it ahead for Salah to shoot. Fouled by Le Normand within the course of.
39 – Collects the cross from Wirtz properly however shoots simply huge of the far submit.
41 – Pleasant first-time flick to seek out Wirtz. Then fires off one other shot himself.
42 – Slips in Wirtz with a one-two who rounds Oblak however Frimpong miskicks.
46 – Pulls out one other very good Cruyff flick to Wirtz that pulls gasps from the Kop.
50 – Extra top-class hold-up play earlier than fouling his marker when the cross is available in.
58 – Receives a standing ovation from the house assist as he’s changed by Ekitike.

Slot was uncertain whether or not Isak will begin once more on Saturday at Anfield towards Merseyside rivals Everton.

He added: “You’ll be able to inform David [Moyes] he’s not going to play 90 minutes [against Everton].”

“I am actually completely happy he might begin at the moment. That is why we did not play him towards Burnley. He was good at the moment and when Hugo (Ekitike) got here in, he was a giant issue additionally.

“Now we have two nice quantity nines and we will use them, each of them, all through the entire interval they’re right here.

Robertson: We have to make it simpler

In the meantime, Robertson, credited with the opener after Salah’s fourth-minute free-kick deflected in off the defender, additionally felt his aspect’s win ought to have been extra comfy.

He advised TNT Sports activities: “I believe we have to perhaps get again to successful a bit easier and a bit simpler.

“Clearly it is an amazing factor to have been in a position to preserve going proper to the top however whenever you’re 2-0 up and also you’re taking part in so properly within the first half, it ought to have been a extra comfy night time.”

On Isak’s long-awaited debut, Robertson added: “I assumed he was glorious. He is not likely had a pre season, not had lots of video games since final season, however I assumed, particularly the primary half, he was glorious.

“Naturally he received drained after which it is superb to have a participant like Hugo to return on and each of them have gotten such high quality.”

Morrison: Folks name it fortunate – it is not luck

Sky Sports activities’ Clinton Morrison on Soccer Particular:

“Everybody retains saying Liverpool depart it late, however it may well’t be fortunate the variety of occasions they’ve finished it already this season.

“They preserve going, they’ve received that need to maintain going proper till the top. They’ve received massive gamers and large characters.

“Credit score to Liverpool. They’d’ve been upset had they not received, they had been comfy at 2-0 up.”

Carragher: Van Dijk to go down as Liverpool nice

Jamie Carragher says Van Dijk needs to be remembered as one in every of Liverpool’s biggest ever gamers – not simply one in every of their biggest centre-backs after he scored the Reds’ stoppage-time winner towards Atletico.

“I do not like describing Van Dijk as the perfect centre again. At Liverpool, lots of people get referred to as legends as a result of they’ve received the league or the Champions League,” Carragher advised CBS.

“There are many them. However if you wish to differentiate, and I name them giants of the membership like Gerrard, Dalglish, Hansen, Barnes, Souness and Salah, the highest seven or eight gamers at Liverpool, he’s proper in the midst of that.

“He isn’t on the backside of the record I can guarantee you. He’ll go down as one of many biggest gamers to ever play for Liverpool. Not one of many biggest centre backs, one of many biggest gamers.”

Van Dijk: We discovered a approach once more

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk, talking on TNT Sports activities:

“We strive, we saved pushing for the 3-1. We concede the equaliser, massively deflected. It was not nice. We discovered a approach once more. We had been harmful in our set-pieces anyway, they had been fairly aggressive I have to say. I am glad I received the winner.

“They seem to be a crew that by no means offers up, they’ve high quality gamers that may punish you if you happen to’re not there in a cut up second, if you happen to’re somewhat bit too late they usually punished us earlier than the break and after the break we attempt to go for the 3-1. They get a little bit of confidence from that as properly. However now we have to maintain going and present the resilience we have been displaying for a few years and it was one other nice European night time right here once more.”

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