Former Liverpool star 'surprised' by Arne Slot's latest brutally honest comments

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Liverpool Echo IconSportFootballLiverpool FCLatest Liverpool news and gossip as Arne Slot's post-match comments after the defeat to Crystal Palace have surprised a former Anfield starFormer Liverpool star Jason McAteer has admitted his "surprise" at criticism made by Arne Slot at one player after the defeat to Crystal Palace. The Reds lost 2-1 at Selhurst Park in the Premier League over the weekend to record their first loss of the campaign.Slot was critical of Liverpool's defending in stoppage time as Eddie Nketiah was able to score the winning goal for Palace after Federico Chiesa had equalised for the visitors on Saturday afternoon."We can only blame ourselves by defending as we did," Slot told reporters over the weekend.

"One of our players decided to run out as he wanted to play on the counter-attack, which was no use as time was out.READ MORE: Luis Diaz makes cryptic claim after Liverpool exit - 'Who also help their team-mates'READ MORE: Liverpool handed Dayot Upamecano transfer update as talks timeline set - 'We're trying'"It was only about defending at that point and maybe one player was too offensively-minded at that moment and it led to them scoring the winner and us losing the game."It was in extra time of extra time what we conceded, which I think was fair as they made a sub and I assume they scored between 96 minutes and 96 minutes 30 seconds."McAteer, who made 100 appearances for Liverpool during the late 1990s, has explained why - based on a conversation with a Manchester United legend - he is surprised by Slot's post-match remarks."I spoke to Ryan Giggs when he was manager of Wales, and I asked him, 'How's it changed?' And he said that you can't give criticism to one player," McAteer told beIN Sports."If you go into a dressing room, you can't say 'You're doing this wrong', it has to be collective criticism, like a team aren't playing well or it's the team's fault they conceded."He [Giggs] said because the agents are on the phone to you straight away. He said that you can't speak to them as individuals and call them out individually."I'm surprised that Arne Slot has done that, in public, because we kind of know who the player is, it's not like there are three or four."Liverpool's next match will see them take on Galatasaray in the Champions League on Tuesday night before travelling to face Chelsea in the Premier League at the weekend.