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Liverpool head coach Arne Slot says losing to PSG and Newcastle United was acceptable because of the quality of both teams — but there was one game this season that was an "embarrassment".

Against PSG, Liverpool was knocked out on penalties after a grueling two games plus extra time.

And then a few days later, it looked exhausted at Wembley in the Carabao Cup final against a Newcastle team playing the game of its life.

"Of course you reflect," Slot said during his pre-Everton press conference.

That we lose to one of the best teams in Europe was far from ideal but if I have to go out of a tournament, I prefer to go out against PSG, or to lose against Newcastle which are a good team.

"But I think it is an embarrassment if you lose against Plymouth Argyle.

But Slot refused to use that as an excuse for a tired showing against Newcastle.

"In the PSG game, I don't think in the eight or nine months I have been in this job, I've not seen my players work as hard as they did in the 120 minutes," Slot said.

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot.

When we were fit and Newcastle play like they did, it would still be a very difficult job for us to win that game.

"I don't think we were tired
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