'There was no contact' - Arne Slot fails to hide his frustration at referee

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Arne Slot has disputed the penalty decision that saw Liverpool crash to Champions League defeat against Galatasaray. "I haven't seen it back, but there was no contact with the feet," said the Reds manager.

"The referee thought he could not overturn it, though he did in the last minute when we got one." The match marked a second consecutive defeat for Liverpool following the team's poor display in Saturday's 2-1 Premier League loss at Crystal Palace. Clement Turpin was the referee for Tuesday's game (Image: Getty Images) Slot continued: "For me it was a different loss to the one we had against Palace because there was a lot more to like, especially in the first half.

"We see this more and more because the demands go up more and more, so that means it is not always that I want to rotate, but sometimes I just need to because players are not ready to play three times 90 minutes in seven or eight days." Slot added: "As much as I like my squad, we don't have 25 or 26, so if we end up with two, three or four injuries and have 15 or 16 players where Rio (Ngumoha) and Trey (Nyoni) are among these, then 15 or 16 need to play all the minutes, so things become complicated. "This is a decision we have made together, and I completely believe in this because if you have 25 players, it is very hard to manage your squad.