Liverpool head coach Arne Slot gave his team a dressing down in the changing room at half-time but it had the desired effect as they came from behind to beat Southampton 3-1.

Trailing to Republic of Ireland international 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.

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"I didn’t give them compliments at half-time, I can tell you," said the Liverpool head coach.

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"I don’t think I was wrong if I said at half-time that the energy levels were far, far, far too low.

"That was the only thing I could come up with at half-time to create something different for the second half."



Substitute Andy Robertson (R) helped turn the game as Darwin Nunes converted a chance after the break

Wednesday’s midweek exertions against Paris St Germain obviously took their toll but Slot said he was not concerned by the apparent European hangover.

"I know these players can come up with completely different energy levels than they did in the first half," he added.