EPL: Why Liverpool lost 2-1 to Man Utd – Arne Slot

Liverpool manager, Arne Slot, has admitted that it was difficult to play against Manchester United’s low block.

Slot was speaking to Match of the Day following their 2-1 defeat to United on Sunday.

United took a very early lead through Bryan Mbeumo, and although Cody Gakpo made it 1-1 in the second half, it was the visitors who found the winner through Harry Maguire.

The result leaves Liverpool four points behind leaders Arsenal after eight fixtures.

“It is always difficult to play against a team that defends in a low block and mainly plays the long ball,” Slot said.

“It makes it even more difficult when you go one down after one minute when one of our players is on the floor.

“If you would have told me before the game that against the low block, against so many long balls, that we would have created as many chances as we did, I would not have expected us to lose.

“But that is what we did. We had enough chances to score more than one goal, but on the other hand again conceding two, and one of the two was from a set piece.”