Arne Slot points finger at Liverpool stars and names 'only good thing' about Man City rout

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(Image: HBO Max)Liverpool boss Arne Slot slammed his own side's defending and insisted that was to blame for their 4-0 FA Cup defeat at the Etihad Stadium. Antoine Semenyo chipped Giorgi Mamardashvili after a through ball from Rayan Cherki shortly after the restart, before Haaland grabbed his hat-trick by tapping into an open net.Slot's side had a chance to reduce the arrears when Hugo Ekitike was brought down inside the penalty area by Matheus Nunes.But Mohamed Salah stepped up, in the first match of his farewell tour after announcing his impending Liverpool exit, and his effort was saved by James Trafford.And Slot could not hide his frustration after the final whistle blew.“I liked our first 35 minutes but afterwards we have to defend so so much better than we did today," Slot told HBO Max.

(Image: Getty)"It's very disappointing to be out [of the FA Cup], not only in the manner but also the result and the score," Slot continued. I think it was an even game up until they scored the penalty and the last time we played here we conceded just before half-time and again today."We get a penalty and we get a chance but that doesn't tell me anything.

The first 35 minutes was the sort of team I would like to see but the 20 minutes after that, we have to defend so, so much better than we were doing today."Not nice to go in at 2-0 just before half-time, not helpful for your mood especially after the season we have had. Read our Privacy Policy"I think it is the second one he missed and Dominik Szoboszlai also already missed a penalty so it's not only that we miss big chances, this season we have missed a few penalties.