Liverpool were beaten 2-1 by Brighton in their 10th Premier League defeat of the season; Arne Slot is under pressure to secure Champions League spot; Hugo Ekitike went off injured with Mo Salah and Alisson out; Slot says injuries, fixtures and players sales contribute to poor season
Arne Slot says it is “not his job to come up with excuses” after Liverpool suffered their 10th defeat of the Premier League season, but highlighted his side’s injury problems, fixture pile-up and the players the club has sold in the aftermath of Brighton’s 2-1 win.
Danny Welbeck’s double earned Brighton a deserved victory and inflicted another loss on Slot’s side at the Amex Stadium, just days after the Reds delivered their “best performance of the season” against Galatasaray in the Champions League.
“Brighton away, that’s a difficult game for any team, especially if you miss out on a few very influential players,” said Slot.
“Of course now, looking at the league table, this loss hurts a lot and it should hurt us a lot.
“But the main problem we are in this position (is) because we dropped points at Wolves in the last minute with a deflected shot (and then) a week ago (against Tottenham) – not a week ago, because we had to play on Sunday, not on Saturday, and then on Wednesday and Saturday, not as all the other Champions League teams.
“The goal last week in the 90th minute is a bigger problem than losing away at Brighton.”
