Liverpool were left disappointed not to come away with three points against Aston Villa in the Premier League.

Trent Alexander-Arnold had levelled the scores at Villa Park but Darwin could only blaze over from six yards out after being played in by Dominik Szoboszlai.

The Reds believed they had done enough to further extend their lead in the Premier League than they managed.

"We've played a few games now, with Plymouth, with Wolves, with Everton, where the game was not open at all, and that sometimes doesn't benefit us," Slot told TNT Sports.

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"So you have to play the game as it unfolds., and today we played a team that wanted to play the ball out from the back(

Dominik Szoboszlai played in Darwin Nunez before being disappointed by his team-mate's miss.

We have a very tough one on the weekend again, then we play Newcastle, our focus now will be on Man City, a very difficult game, we know that.
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