Diego Simeone reveals what he said to Arne Slot after row with Liverpool fan and red card

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Diego Simeone, Head Coach of Atletico de Madrid, has explained what he said to Liverpool boss Arne Slot at full-time.

Diego Simeone told Arne Slot that Atletico Madrid could have secured a draw in their thrilling loss to Liverpool.

The Spanish outfit succumbed to a late 3-2 defeat at Anfield on Wednesday night during their Champions League clash.

Andrew Robertson and Mohamed Salah had appeared to set Liverpool on course for a straightforward victory with early goals, before Marcos Llorente drew level with a brace after the break.



Virgil van Dijk ultimately sealed Liverpool's triumph with his injury-time winner.

Speaking afterwards, Atletico manager Simeone revealed to Slot that his team could have grabbed a point with further late heroics, reports the Liverpool Echo.

We reacted to that dangerously tough 2-0 deficit, got into the game, fought hard, got the equaliser.

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"I was saying to Slot it could have been 3-3 with Sorloth's shot at the end, and that's the way to go.

In the Champions League, we're going to face opponents of this calibre, who are very good, and we showed that we're ready to compete."

Simeone found himself at the centre of a peculiar incident following Van Dijk's decisive goal as he received his marching orders after an altercation with a Liverpool supporter.

The Argentine has subsequently clarified the reasons behind his dismissal.

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