Arn Slot acknowledged that Liverpool had to “create anger” with his players in half a time because Liverpool showed 16 points at the top spot of the Premier League.
After Will Smallbone pushed visitors, Reds returned to the second half by winning 3-1 victory over the struggling saints at Enfield, with the courtesy of Mohammed Salah Bres and Darwin Nunez.
Slot’s team won the victory just three days after the PSG attack in Paris, and a thin 1-0 benefit to the second phase of their Champions League’s 16 struggles.
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The visit of Southampton presented a completely different challenge for the slot team, at least on the paper, but the Dutch manager still needed to make three changes in half the time to return to the game.
Slot revealed that he had warned his team before the kick-off, and had talked about how the “anger” was created in the dressing room during the break.
“I think I’ve tried everything after playing,” said after the slot game.
“In the media, in my meetings, to explain to them (players) how difficult this game is.
“But in the end, I had to make a few tough decisions in half the time to create a special anger of the players. And what came again was very important to us, and it helped us win. “”
Arsenal defeated Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday, while Liverpool lead can be cut to 13 points.
There is another shodown with PSG for the slot team. Both teams are in the last eight competitions of Europe’s Elite Club tournament at Annfield on Tuesday.
