Arne Slot salutes Liverpool character after yet another late show in dramatic win over Atletico Madrid in Champions League

Arne Slot lauded Liverpool’s mentality after they scored one more late winner to assert a 3-2 win over Atletico Madrid within the Champions League at Anfield.

The Premier League champions let slip a two-goal lead after efforts from Andy Robertson and Mo Salah had been cancelled out by Marcos Llorente’s double earlier than Virgil van Dijk headed house within the second minute of added time.

Liverpool have already made a behavior of scoring late winners this season, most lately beating Burnley 1-0 within the Premier League due to Salah’s Ninety fifth-minute penalty.

“If you wish to beat a workforce like Atletico, which is understood and has an unbelievable mentality, you need to beat them with their very own weapon as effectively and that’s mentality,” Slot instructed TNT Sports activities.

“I feel that is what we confirmed once more at the moment, that we are able to beat them additionally by mentality. However I feel we should always have made it simpler for ourselves.”

Slot: Positively shocked by Isak

Slot handed British file £125m signing Alexander Isak his first Liverpool look by together with him in his beginning line-up and was delighted with the Swede’s contribution.

The Dutchman, who celebrated victory on his forty seventh birthday, stated: “Significantly as a result of I feel within the 60 minutes he performed, he appeared to be fairly match to me so it wasn’t as if, after 10 minutes, he was already very drained.

“He might simply play at this stage fairly effectively in order that was probably the most constructive factor and that he can play soccer and that he is a pleasure to look at.

“That’s not a shock to me however he was possibly fitter than I anticipated.

“I used to be positively shocked by how match he was. I used to be not shocked by the standard however it’s all the time good to see when a participant begins how he began. It was a great begin however solely 60 minutes.

Isak watch – his key moments

13 – Drops the shoulder when slicing inside however his go can not discover Gakpo
29 – Skips away down the proper wing and earns applause for profitable a throw
31 – Pokes it ahead for Salah to shoot. Fouled by Le Normand within the course of.
39 – Collects the go from Wirtz effectively however shoots simply broad of the far submit.
41 – Pleasant first-time flick to search out Wirtz. Then fires off one other shot himself.
42 – Slips in Wirtz with a one-two who rounds Oblak however Frimpong miskicks.
46 – Pulls out one other excellent Cruyff flick to Wirtz that attracts gasps from the Kop.
50 – Extra top-class hold-up play earlier than fouling his marker when the cross is available in.
58 – Receives a standing ovation from the house assist as he’s changed by Ekitike.

Slot was uncertain whether or not Isak will begin once more on Saturday at Anfield in opposition to Merseyside rivals Everton.

He added: “You possibly can inform David [Moyes] he isn’t going to play 90 minutes [against Everton].”

“I am actually comfortable he might begin at the moment. That is why we did not play him in opposition to Burnley. He was good at the moment and when Hugo (Ekitike) got here in, he was a giant issue additionally.

“We’ve got two nice quantity nines and we’ll use them, each of them, all through the entire interval they’re right here.

Robertson: We have to make it simpler

In the meantime, Robertson, credited with the opener after Salah’s fourth-minute free-kick deflected in off the defender, additionally felt his facet’s win ought to have been extra snug.

He instructed TNT Sports activities: “I feel we have to possibly get again to profitable a bit easier and a bit simpler.

“Clearly it is an awesome factor to have been in a position to preserve going proper to the top however while you’re 2-0 up and also you’re enjoying so effectively within the first half, it ought to have been a extra snug night time.”

On Isak’s long-awaited debut, Robertson added: “I assumed he was glorious. He is not likely had a pre season, not had a whole lot of video games since final season, however I assumed, particularly the primary half, he was glorious.

“Naturally he acquired drained after which it is wonderful to have a participant like Hugo to come back on and each of them have gotten such high quality.”

Morrison: Individuals name it fortunate – it is not luck

Sky Sports activities’ Clinton Morrison on Soccer Particular:

“Everybody retains saying Liverpool go away it late, however it could actually’t be fortunate the variety of occasions they’ve completed it already this season.

“They preserve going, they’ve acquired that need to maintain going proper till the top. They’ve acquired huge gamers and massive characters.

“Credit score to Liverpool. They might’ve been upset had they not received, they had been snug at 2-0 up.”

Carragher: Van Dijk to go down as Liverpool nice

Jamie Carragher says Van Dijk ought to be remembered as one among Liverpool’s biggest ever gamers – not simply one among their biggest centre-backs after he scored the Reds’ stoppage-time winner in opposition to Atletico.

“I do not like describing Van Dijk as the perfect centre again. At Liverpool, lots of people get referred to as legends as a result of they’ve received the league or the Champions League,” Carragher instructed CBS.

“There are many them. However if you wish to differentiate, and I name them giants of the membership like Gerrard, Dalglish, Hansen, Barnes, Souness and Salah, the highest seven or eight gamers at Liverpool, he’s proper in the course of that.

“He isn’t on the backside of the checklist I can guarantee you. He’ll go down as one of many biggest gamers to ever play for Liverpool. Not one of many biggest centre backs, one of many biggest gamers.”

Van Dijk: We discovered a approach once more

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk, talking on TNT Sports activities:

“We attempt, we stored pushing for the 3-1. We concede the equaliser, massively deflected. It was not nice. We discovered a approach once more. We had been harmful in our set-pieces anyway, they had been fairly aggressive I have to say. I am glad I acquired the winner.

“They seem to be a workforce that by no means offers up, they’ve high quality gamers that may punish you in case you’re not there in a break up second, in case you’re just a little bit too late they usually punished us earlier than the break and after the break we attempt to go for the 3-1. They get a little bit of confidence from that as effectively. However now we have to maintain going and present the resilience we have been exhibiting for a few years and it was one other nice European night time right here once more.”