Arne Slot suffers same problem at Liverpool that led to Chelsea and Man Utd investigations
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Liverpool Echo IconSportFootballLiverpool FCLiverpool boss Arne Slot was left frustrated after watching his side drop points at home to relegation-threatened Tottenham Hotspur on SundayLiverpool head coach Arne Slot saw his team leaked before Sunday's clash against Tottenham Hotspur – an issue which led to investigations at Manchester United and Chelsea. Those posts were confirmed around an hour before kick-off when news of Slot's team emerged.And the Dutchman saw his changes backfire with Dominik Szoboszlai's first-half free-kick cancelled out by Richarlison's 90th-minute equaliser to rescue a point for relegation-threatened Tottenham.
Sunday's result has dealt a major blow to Liverpool's top-four hopes, although they do remain fifth, which is likely to secure Champions League football for next season.FOLLOW OUR LIVERPOOL FC FACEBOOK PAGE! All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook pageBut there will be concern on Merseyside that Slot's team leaked.
Ruben Amorim encountered similar issues before he was sacked in January.Chelsea were another team to encounter problems, with Blues head coach Liam Rosenior claiming he will "get to the bottom of it" after being made aware of potential team leaks within their camp before last week's defeat at Paris Saint-Germain.The press got hold of Chelsea's starting XI, and it was doing the rounds by midday last Wednesday – eight hours before kick-off at the Parc des Princes. Chelsea went on to lose the first leg in Paris 5-2.Slot has not directly addressed the team leaks, but he did admit he does not blame Liverpool fans for venting their frustration after his team were booed off at Anfield on Sunday.He said: “I think it's understandable for fans to be frustrated because it has happened so many times that they have seen the home team not picking up the points they are expecting, us conceding goals in the last minute.“Now it is up to us to bring that frustration to Wednesday and come up with a big performance because we are all frustrated."That is completely clear.“It is now up to me and the players to take that frustration to Wednesday evening and show the fans the performance and the result they deserve because they have been supportive throughout the whole season to us.“If it happens so many times that they are frustrated in the end of the game or after the final whistle, that makes complete sense to me.”Choose Liverpool Echo as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.Liverpool FCArne SlotManchester United FCChelsea FC