Federico Chiesa handed new Liverpool lifeline by Arne Slot after Champions League blow
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Arne Slot praised Federico Chiesa after his excellent display against Southampton in the Carabao Cup, describing the Italian as the player who was the “most involved in the game”.
Chiesa started in a team that included 11 changes from the weekend's win over Everton.
Chiesa was Liverpool's standout performer in the 2-1 victory over Southampton
“I can accept completely that a team that plays for the first time together, players that haven’t played for a long time, that they don’t play as a team perfectly.
“But what I always want to see is players that try and work hard
Slot was disappointed by the performances of several Liverpool players against Southampton
“That’s why I was happy with a few individual performances but far from happy with a few other individual performances.”
Asked which players he was not impressed with, Slot replied: “No
But I think these players who I mean, I think they know already.”
Slot was also critical of Ekitike and labelled his red card as “needless” and “stupid”.
Liverpool’s 2-1 win means it has secured passage to the last 16 of the Carabao Cup and will learn its next opponents after the final third-round fixtures on Wednesday.