Arne Slot met with the media after a 3-1 win vs. Crystal Palace. The boss provided a Mohamed Salah injury update, discussed whether the game felt closer than the scoreline indicated with a 2-0 lead and also shared his thoughts on Daniel Munoz’s controversial goal
Wait And See
Slot and the Liverpool medical staff are taking a wait-and-see approach when it comes to Salah’s injury, but the boss also hinted it could be serious.
“We all know how hard it is for him to leave the pitch. We take him out two minutes before the end, he is still like ‘I could have scored two more,’ so that tells you something, but we have to wait and see how bad it is. "Let's hope for the best and that he is available in the last part [of the season]."
A Nervy Finish?
With the way this season has gone, Liverpool supporters at Anfield and around the world did not feel all that comfortable when Andy Robertson scored to put the Reds up 2-0. Slot shared those feelings to an extent.
“Yes and no. It became much more nervy, and I don’t think we deserved to concede that goal in that particular fashion, but otherwise Palace was much more in the game than the 2-0 lead of us showed, so it wasn’t a complete surprise to me that they could score somewhere in the second half. Because they were getting closer and closer, but yeah, the way we conceded was, of course, not as expected.”
“I Don’t Blame Him”
Slot refused to blame Daniel Munoz for scoring when goalie Freddie Woodman was injured. Many around the football world say Munoz violated the spirit of fair play by not kicking the ball out of play.
“I don’t blame them, by the way, I think the referee should stop the game, which he did twice or three times earlier in the game, but you can see how I’m talking a little bit frustrated about that goal,” Slot added. “As I said, the amount of times that referees stop play for players that are not even injured, we all know that this happens a lot at the moment in the Premier League, overall in the world it is going to become a tactic to pretend that you’re injured for the referee to stop the play.”
LFC Globe Verdict
Based on Slot’s comments, I don’t have much hope for him returning to the pitch this incredibly sad season. I also agree that Daniel Munoz is not to blame for scoring for Crystal Palace. The referee should have recognised that it was a legitimate injury and stopped play.
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