Arne Slot reveals half-time message vs Southampton - I had to create anger

8 March 2025, 18:40 | Updated: 9 March 2025, 11:32

Arne Slot admitted Liverpool's first-half performance against Southampton was a "warning sign" as he had to "create anger" in the dressing room at the break.

Trailing to Will Smallbone's added-time goal after a misunderstanding between Virgil van Dijk and goalkeeper Alisson Becker, Slot - who was watching from the Main Stand as he was serving the last game of his touchline suspension - moved quickly to rectify the situation.

Having issued his players with an order to increase the tempo, he made a triple substitution with Harvey Elliott, Andy Robertson and Alexis Mac Allister coming on and immediately changing the dynamic.

Within the space of five minutes, Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah, with the first of two penalties, had turned things around as the Premier League leaders stretched their advantage at the top to 16 points ahead of their Champions League second-leg clash with PSG on Tuesday at Anfield.

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