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View image in fullscreenArne Slot says Liverpool ‘need to be better’ after Community Shield defeat

Premier League champions lose on penalties at Wembley

Crystal Palace await Europa League verdict after victory

After his Liverpool team lost the Community Shield in a penalty shootout to Crystal Palace, their manager, Arne Slot admitted the difficulty of bedding in the summer’s new signings.

“Sometimes you need some time to adapt offensively or defensively,” said Slot.

Two new arrivals in striker Hugo Ekitiké and right-back Jeremie Frimpong got on the scoresheet but Palace, who might have won the game in normal time during their impressive second-half showing, exposed the Premier League champions’ weaknesses.

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Florian Wirtz in a No 10 role and Milos Kerkez as an overlapping left-back on the opposite side of Frimpong made for a highly attacking Liverpool lineup.

It was close and there were points where I thought we could win it but it went to penalties and they were better in that moment.”

Slot refused to panic before his team’s defence of the Premier League title, which kicks off on Friday against Bournemouth.

The fans of Crystal Palace and everywhere around the world have paid huge respect to Diogo and Andre.”

On the disruption, the Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk added: “It’s disappointing.

We were on the same level as Liverpool and it was a big performance.”

Asked whether he would swap victory at Wembley for the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling in Palace’s favour on Monday over playing in the Europa League or Conference League, Glasner said: “No, we will accept this.

If we play in the Conference League, we have more games in August.”

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