Watch the game again. Clear double standards in what was a foul for them but not for us. Also missed a clear trip on Mo, which would have given us a free kick on the edge of their box, and the leg swing at Dom which somehow wasn’t deemed worthy of a free kick.
And I don’t recall seeing the rule change where hands to the face is no longer a foul.
BTW I thought Grav although not as good in all aspects of the game, was exceptional in covering defensively in the 6 position and helping Trent and Quansah
I can always take a defeat where we had chances to win it. I’ve always felt that way.
Injuries shouldn’t be a major issue with the title and I do hope Chelsea improve that equation on Sunday. The break is the right time. I’ll probably watch some Championship football tomorrow mind.
Liverpool manager Arne Slot speaking to Amazon Prime: "It was the best game of football where I was ever involved in. Incredible performance, especially compared to last week. First 20/25 minutes, we were all over them, created chance after chance and all of a sudden we were 1-0 down. Probably it was almost the opposite, maybe we ran out of luck because the margins were so small tonight.
"After 90 minutes it felt we deserved more than being 1-0 down. I was waiting for us to score. I don’t think the second half, apart from the last five minutes, when they threatened us once or twice. We played the perfect game except from scoring goals, it was the same for PSG last week when they played the perfect game and didn’t score and it happened to us today.
"It’s always difficult if you put so much effort in, for the first 25 minutes I’ve never seen them so aggressive and so intense as they were today, and then you look at the scoreboard and you’re 1-0 down, an unlucky goal as well. When you put in so much effort that’s sometimes difficult and in the end it comes down to penalties and we, as Dutch know how to lose [on penalties].
"It had everything you’d like to see from a football game. From a Liverpool perspective, you’d at least like to have a draw after 90 minutes but it came down to penalties.
"It feels unfair to go out at this round already, you’re at the top of the table then you face a team like PSG, but that’s also the nice part about football. Everybody around the world enjoyed watching this game and the margins are small, and if you want to win it you have to have some luck, we had it last week, I don’t think we had it today.
“Now its clear what we have to do for the rest of the season, one league cup final and nine Premier League games to go.”…
I don’t need to watch it again, maybe you should though.
The challenge in Szoboszlai was not a foul, nor the the one on Salah. I’d go as far as saying that both were desperate and looking for a foul that never was.
We lost to the better team and it happens. There was no ref bias, in fact he had a good game and I’d be happy with that kind of performance from a ref in the league than some of the ones we get.
After he went off, Salah all but disappeared as a threat. The ball just wasn’t getting to him consistently in that zone perhaps 30 meters from goal, unless he went really wide and then struggled with the pace of his defender. All of his contributions began with a sequence of Trent carrying, usually along the outside channel, then finding Salah as he cut inside. It was really like losing two players.
First of all it would be a big problem if the fourth choice wasn’t a downgrade, And second of all he had a decent game and almost became the hero, but for the post.
But yes, agree that Trent was outstanding, our best player today.