The slot points are finger in Liverpool Stars after a modest defeat on Pleimmouth

Liverpool coach Arne Slot says there was a lot that his team could do better after losing to Pleimouth in the FA Cup.

The second half penalty was the difference in the game, but Reds struggled to create opportunities at 0-0.

After a week of heights after making the Carabau Cup again, the hole swallowed the humble pie without any complaints.

He said: “I think they are able to do a better job. But it is a system and style of playing (from Pleimmouth), which is very difficult to create opportunities against

“This is what we saw today. I was not surprised because in the period before this game, we saw a lot of long balls and second balls, and if we had the ball, it was really aggressive. It was expected.

“It is not always easy to create your chances when the team did not play with each other several times. We expected them to play a better game than this, but we have to give credit in Plemouth as well.

🗣 “A wonderful game of Pleimouth, they deserve all their performance today.”

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“I think everyone hurts me. This includes Liverpool fans, I, the players. We all wanted to be in this competition as long as possible. If I go out in the first possible game, this is a sad way.

“Today, they continued to fight until the last second. Perhaps the only opportunities we created in the five, 10, 15 minutes. It was not the problem of the work rate, they worked hard, but they could not find holes and were unable to find opportunities.

“We just have to continue doing the same work rate. We must be more creative in the upcoming games.”