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“My feelings now are difficult … we deserved to win, clearly … it’s one of the best matches in the Champions League we have done this season and last year … when you think Alisson was their best player … football is unfair … but we are ready for Liverpool [i.e.

Anfield] … we have nothing to lose … Liverpool is the best team in Europe … today they created one or two chances maximum and we created a lot … I feel proud of my players, my team and the supporters … we have a last chance and are going to think about that in a positive way … we are going to do it!”

Arne Slot speaks to TNT.



“There was a lot of similarities with our game against Manchester City … we faced a team so good in ball possession … they have great wingers as well … I already knew we would not dominate possession over here … the only thing I can blame my players for is the three, four, five, six times we played through them … the last touch should be better … but that is difficult when you have to defend so much … if you look at the underlying stats they were number one in the Champions League … so much pace up front … quality on the ball … the only way over here was to defend … we will need our fans at Anfield … but we will also need them on Saturday [against Southampton in the Premier League] because the boys had to dig really deep to get this over the line … we will need them at Anfield two times … Alisson is the best in the world … he showed that today … to go away with a win over here is probably a bit more than we deserved … Darwin was in a difficult place against Villa and Wolves but showed again how important he can be … the players want to be there if needed and they showed up today.”

Post-match postbag.

“The manager was telling us how hard it would be … how good they are with the ball … we had to be ready to suffer … there is so much quality on their side … we worked hard … we gave away chances … we always had someone who made the player with the chance think a bit more … it makes my job easier … all this effort the team puts in … then Harvey comes in to score … a great story, a great night … a tough night with a happy end.”

Harvey Elliott adds: “I’ve got no words … this guy is unbelievable … the best in the world … keeps us in so many games … tonight was my opportunity to repay this man … without him I don’t know where we’d be … it’s a great team performance.”

Player of the match Alisson is asked by TNT Sports whether that was his best performance of the season.

Alisson claims the ball, and Liverpool are so close now to one of the great European away smash-and-grabs.

90 min +4: Mendes barges his way into the Liverpool box from the left and has a dig.

Alisson claims with ease.

73 min: A speculative ball looped down the middle of the mark.
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