Arne Slot told he made a mistake with Liverpool line-up vs Galatasaray - 'He's not comfortable'

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Liverpool Echo IconSportFootballLiverpool FCArne Slot started Dominik Szoboszlai at right-back with Jeremie Frimpong at right-wing for Liverpool's Champions League clash with GalatasarayArne Slot has been told he might have made a mistake playing Dominik Szoboszlai at right-back in Liverpool’s Champions League clash with Galatasaray. The Hungarian started in defence for the fourth time this season in the Reds’ trip to Istanbul.But while previous outings in defence were down to necessity, due to injuries suffered by Jeremie Frimpong and Conor Bradley, Slot had all three players available to him for his side’s latest Champions League clash.With Bradley one of four players to drop to the bench from Liverpool’s weekend defeat to Crystal Palace, it was Szoboszlai who was instead tasked with replacing him at right-back.READ MORE: Galatasaray vs Liverpool LIVE - score, Victor Osimhen goal, commentary streamREAD MORE: Why Mohamed Salah and Alexander Isak aren't starting for Liverpool vs GalatasarayYet Frimpong was also named in the Reds' starting XI, starting on the right-wing after Slot made the surprise decision to bench Mohamed Salah.Szoboszlai ended up conceding an early penalty after he caught Baris Alper Yilmaz in the face with his trailing arm when trying to challenge the Turkey international in the box, giving Victor Osimhen the chance to open the scoring from the spot.Meanwhile, Yilmaz had earlier beaten Szoboszlai for pace after running in behind the Hungarian, only to be denied the opening goal by Alisson Becker when one-on-one.Former Everton star Pat Nevin was on co-commentary duties for BBC Radio 5 Live for the game.And it did not take him long to suggest that Slot’s decision to play Szoboszlai at right-back had come back to bite.“That decision to play Szoboszlai at right back and not Frimpong,” he said.

“He has been attacked twice, done for pace and has given away a penalty.”Meanwhile, having seen Liverpool spend £29m to sign Frimpong from Bayer Leverkusen this summer, Alan Shearer suggested that Slot did not have faith in his natural right-back options after starting Szoboszlai in the position instead in Turkey.“They paid a lot of money for a right-back in Frimpong,” he said on co-commentary duties for Amazon Prime. “You’ve got a really good prospect in Bradley.“Yet you’re playing a midfielder at right-back, so that tells you he’s not comfortable.”