Khaberni - Dutchman Arne Slot, the Liverpool coach defended his star Mohamed Salah against the criticisms regarding his weak defensive coverage, saying that the Egyptian scorer creates his own scoring opportunities by focusing on the offensive aspects.
Chelsea defender Marc Cucurella mentioned after beating Liverpool in the last round of the league that his team exploited Mohamed Salah's weak coverage of the right side of their defense, which led to the second goal scored by Estevao in the final minute of stoppage time.
Slot talked about the Chelsea player's statements in the press conference for the Manchester United match on Friday: "Salah only gets scoring opportunities because he does not focus on defense. I heard what Cucurella said, but I will show you 5 or 6 clips where Mohamed could have made a difference, and here we would have a different discussion. The balance between the winger and the full-back is difficult because I want my team's players to attack the opponent with balance."
Slot acknowledged that he could not overlook the three consecutive losses Liverpool suffered, the longest losing streak in his coaching career, but he called for calm in dealing with them, saying: "We lost three games by a very close margin. Twice in the last minute, and once from a penalty kick."
He added: "The players do not wake up at night feeling the defeat, but we need to be aware of it and provide a reaction to those losses."
Liverpool is preparing to host their traditional rival Manchester United in the next round of the English Premier League on Sunday, hoping to return to the winning track after losing their last two matches against Crystal Palace and Chelsea.
