Slaughter: Down 3-0 I still saw a team desperate to get back on track

Sports     7:56am, 10 November 2025

In this round of the Premier League, Manchester City 3-0 Liverpool. After the game, Slott was interviewed by the BBC.

Game

"Manchester City were the better team than us. We had a very difficult time playing the ball out from the back and keeping the ball in our hands. We struggled to defend Dokunei and O'Reilly wide. Then, of course, a refereeing penalty might have allowed us to go into the break with a more positive feeling. Trailing 2-0 at halftime, the It became very difficult for us to get the ideal result here. "

About Van Dijk's goal being disallowed:

"At the moment when the goal was scored, you looked at the linesman and then we were celebrating, and then I noticed that 14 seconds passed before the lineman raised the flag. The wrong decision was made, and the subsequent video review upheld the original decision. This does not mean that the goal will definitely change the outcome of the game, because Manchester City's performance was much better. Even if we entered the halftime break at 1-1, they still might have won the game, but they did not have to do that because they had already led 2-0 and then 3-0. First. "

"Sometimes going into the second half with a score of 1-1 can give you something different. Then Doku scored an incredible goal in the second half to put us down 3-0, but I still saw a team that was eager to get back into the game.