Gary Neville claims Liverpool star was ‘annoying’ Arne Slot with display against Chelsea

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Published October 4, 2025 7:18pm Updated October 4, 2025 7:19pm Slot took him off early in the second-half (Picture: Getty Images) Gary Neville believes Ibrahima Konate’s performance against Chelsea ‘annoyed’ Liverpool manager Arne Slot who hauled off the centre-half early in the second-half. Reacting to the decision to withdraw Konate, Neville accused the Frenchman of ‘walking with the ball’ when he should have been looking to move it up the pitch quicker.

Get personalised updates on Chelsea every day Wake up to find news on your club in your inbox every morning with Metro’s Football Newsletter. The former Manchester United captain added the performance was starting to ‘annoy’ him – along with his manager. ‘If you watch Konate on the ball at the start of the second half, he was just walking with it,’ Neville said while on commentary duty for Sky Sports. ‘It was frustrating and annoying me to be honest.

I think he was annoying Arne Slot as well because he’s decided to get someone on is better on the ball at the back but can’t defend as well. He’s going all in.’ The decision to move Gravenberch into defence almost immediately paid off with Liverpool benefiting from his range of passing out from the back.