Arne Slot explained what he said to Harvey Elliott after Liverpool won the PSG in his first leg Champions League Round 16 – and praised goalkeeper Alisson as the best in the world.
Elliott scored the 87th minute winner in a matter of seconds of the entrance and Alisson produced an excellent performance as the Reds created a 1-0 advantage despite the dominant appearance from the Word 1 Leaders.
“I told Harvey after the game,” I guess you are quite disappointed with me because you are almost playing and playing for only five minutes again tonight, “Slot said, adding that colleague Darwin Nunez, who pulled Elliott to shoot, had” in a difficult place “but” in a difficult place “.
“It’s not just a compliment to them. It’s also a compliment to our staff … They always find the big exercises and continue.
“It’s a great compliment for players who want to be there for the team if needed, and they appeared today.”
86 ‘Elliott recedes
87 ‘Elliott scoresLiverpool score with the second shot of the game. Impact 🧠 pic.twitter.com/0zq4nlqfml
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Slot machine: win vs psg ‘more than worth’
Alisson made excellent savings to deny OUSMANE DEMBELE in a one-on-one and prevent Khvicha Kvaratskhelia in more than one occasion.
International Brazil now has three straight clear leaves after Liverpool’s 2-0 win over Manchester City and Newcastle.
“I don’t think I have worked with a goalkeeper at the level (HIS), which is normal because it is the best in the world,” Slot told Tnt Sports.
“I had some very good players, but it’s never the best in the world. He showed it today. We had to defend so much and normally get out with a loss of 1-0, or 2-0 or 3-0. Leaving with a victory was probably a little more than worth it.”
On January 25th, Harvey Elliott ruled out to get away from Liverpool despite the lack of gaming time:
💬 “I’m not leaving. This is my team and my club.”
He has just noted the winner in the Parc des Princes. Starboy ⭐ pic.twitter.com/xw4s7vitlm
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Liverpool vs. psg
The return match takes place on Anfield on Tuesday (8pm GMT), with the winners facing the Brugge or Aston Villa in the quarter -finals.
An All-Premier League tie is more likely in the last eight after Villans founded a 3-1 lead In their first leg against Brugge on Tuesday.
Liverpool is next in action At the bottom of the Premier League, Southampton, on Saturday (3pm GMT), while the Paris Ligue 1 game in Rennes begins an hour later.
