Arne Slot makes 'scandalous' Liverpool admission after Real Madrid win as recent slump addressed

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Liverpool's Alexis Mac Allister scored the only goal of the game as his side beat Real Madrid 1-0 in the Champions League at Anfield on Tuesday night.Arne Slot has admitted that Liverpool's recent run of form has been "scandalous" and revealed what has helped get his side back on track. But after the victory over Unai Emery's side, which came thanks to goals from Mohamed Salah and Ryan Gravenberch, the Reds then made it successive wins at home after beating Real Madrid on Tuesday night.On a night when Trent Alexander-Arnold was given a fiercely hostile reception when he came on as a substitute, Alexis Mac Allister scored the only goal of the game midway through the second-half.READ MORE: Andy Robertson shares Liverpool dressing room message and explains what's backREAD MORE: Real Madrid reach transfer 'agreement' after Liverpool defeat as Bayern Munich chief speaks outAnd speaking to Ziggo Sport via Sport Witness after the game, Slot opened up on his side's recent struggles and revealed some extra rest for his squad has helped get things back on track.He said: "We've lost far too much in recent weeks, of course, for a club of our level."It was a challenging schedule with many away games, with hardly any rest in between."Tonight, we played against a team that also had two days off, but at our own Anfield."It's fantastic when you play a match like that and then win.

Tonight showed once again how important set pieces are in football these days."In the Premier League, we've now conceded four like that but, in the Champions League, we've now scored four like that and conceded zero."No, I was never worried, but when you lose often, as a manager you're constantly thinking about where you can make adjustments. It's been [some] tricky weeks for us, many away games, hardly any rest in between every single game."Again, we only had two days in between this game but the same was there for Real Madrid.

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