Arne Slot was speaking ahead of Liverpool's Champions League clash with Bayer Leverkusen at Anfield
Arne Slot says that Liverpool need to be much better to beat “special” Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen side, especially in the first half. Two days after a classic Anfield comeback victory, the Liverpool manager has called for his team to start faster in this week’s Champions League tie against the German champions.
But what it is that makes him special is difficult for me to say.” Liverpool come into the match with maximum points in Europe this season and in an excellent run of form, but the Reds’ struggled early on against Brighton at the weekend, a team that – like Leverkusen – play out from the back very well. Slot added: “Football is played in two moments, when you have the ball and when you don’t.
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