A European tie fit for a final, played like a final, is precisely not what you want five days before an actual final.
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“I’ve never seen them so aggressive and so intense as the first 25 minutes.”
Of course, they had to go for it. But did they have to go for it quite so hard? They carried that one-goal lead from the first leg to Anfield. Had the accusations of a lucky smash-and-grab overly influenced that incredible intensity they played with in the first 25 minutes and large swathes of the second half and extra time? Was the ferocious crowd impossible to ignore?
It was one of the great Champions League knockout ties, a brilliant second leg. One of “the nights you live for as a football player”, former Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge said in his post-match analysis. But it was the least ideal timing before a visit to Wembley.
“Liverpool have to be careful not to let this result bring them down,” cautioned Wayne Rooney, pitch-side for Amazon Prime and a veteran of finals and bruising defeats.
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Slot was asked if it could be a setback: “It’s clear what we have to do. One League Cup final and nine Premier League games.” His response was defiant.
“I have to ask but for me Ibou [Konate] was more that he was tired than it was an injury,” Slot said. “With Trent, he had to come off. That’s never a good sign.
With alternative right-back options Conor Bradley and Joe Gomez both unavailable, Alexander-Arnold’s absence could be catastrophic, leaving centre-back Jarell Quansah as his most likely replacement on Sunday. The 22-year-old has started just three Premier League matches this season and did not look wholly comfortable on the right when brought on.
“We will play with the same intensity and quality as we did in normal time,” Van Dijk said. “It will be a beautiful game. We’re really looking forward to it.
It was echoed by team-mate Andy Robertson: “We always bounce back.”
There will have to be much rest and recovery in the days ahead, while Slot sifts through the rubble of defeat to discover what state his players are in as he prepares for first shot at a trophy at Liverpool.
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