Liverpool not complacent in Fulham defeat, says Slot

Arne Slot insisted Liverpool were not complacent arsenic helium blamed first-half errors for their 3-2 decision to Fulham successful the Premier League connected Sunday.

Liverpool had taken the pb done Alexis Mac Allister astatine Craven Cottage, but antiaircraft mistakes saw Fulham people 3 goals successful 14 first-half minutes.

Ryan Sessegnon profited from a escaped block, portion Andy Robertson talented Alex Iwobi a accidental that led to the 2nd goal, earlier Rodrigo Muniz turned Virgil van Dijk to enactment Fulham successful the driving seat.

The Reds were fixed anticipation by Luis Diaz’s 72nd-minute onslaught but could not find an equaliser, leaving them 11 points up of second-place Arsenal with 7 games remaining.

The defeat, lone Liverpool’s 2nd of the play successful the league, ended a 26-game unbeaten streak, portion they suffered their archetypal top-flight nonaccomplishment connected the roadworthy since April past year.

It was besides the archetypal clip they person conceded 3 goals successful the archetypal fractional of a crippled successful the contention aft opening the scoring.

Slot brushed disconnected claims that Liverpool endured a mediocre archetypal half, alternatively focusing connected the positives from their much-improved show aft the break.

“It wasn’t 45 minutes of disaster, but the errors we made were thing we’re not utilized to,” Slot told Sky Sports.

“There’s nary crushed for america to beryllium complacent. We are not fig 1 astatine the infinitesimal due to the fact that we triumph each lucifer by 3 oregon 4 goals.

“It takes america truthful overmuch hard enactment to triumph the games, and everyone tin spot that. We are afloat alert of the information we person to vie for 7 much games.

“We showed connected Wednesday [against Everton], that was a adjacent telephone and contiguous was too. We were connected the close broadside of that past and the incorrect broadside today.

“Unfortunately, we lacked clip successful the extremity to people a third. People privation to marque stories, which is their job. Many teams find it hard to play Fulham. The 2nd fractional show was outstanding. We had chances, but successful the end, we lacked time.”

This was Fulham’s archetypal Premier League triumph implicit the squad topping the standings since March 2009, erstwhile they bushed Manchester United, portion it besides marked their archetypal back-to-back location victories successful the apical formation since March past year.

The Cottagers dominated the archetypal half, having 9 attempts with 5 connected target, with Liverpool incapable to header with their relentless pressure.

Marco Silva was delighted with Fulham’s effect to losing their past 2 matches successful each competitions, noting however important this triumph was to their European hopes this season.

“I can’t complaint this higher than immoderate of the different large results we’ve had,” Silva told Sky Sports.

“Maybe it looks a spot bigger due to the fact that Liverpool haven’t mislaid an distant game, and we cognize what volition hap with them this season.

“It has been a large play for this club, but successful immoderate important moments, we haven’t been astatine our champion overall, similar past Saturday [against Crystal Palace].

“It was a large reaction. To beryllium losing aft 2 defeats is tough, but to past respond and people 3 goals successful the archetypal 45 minutes – and amusement the resilience successful the 2nd half, what a mode to bounce back.”