National media spot clear Arne Slot message after Mohamed Salah Liverpool storm - 'Big moment'
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How the national media reacted to Liverpool's 1-0 win at Inter in the Champions League on Tuesday eveningArne Slot celebrates with his Liverpool players after the excellent Champions League win over Inter at the San Siro(Image: Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)Now that was much more like it. And while the ECHO was in attendance and provided our usual level of coverage, here's how the national media viewed a positive result for Arne Slot's side.READ MORE: 'That's his opinion' - Arne Slot responds to Mohamed Salah Liverpool apology claimsWriting in the Independent, Richard Jolly couldn't help but notice how Salah would have been stepping up to take the late penalty were it not for his self-inflicted absence."A penalty to win it at San Siro," he writes.
Slot showed he could win in Milan without Salah; without a host of others, too. In a week when Slot has been tested, he emerged triumphant and popular."Andy Hunter, formerly of this parish, pointed out in The Guardian how this was a team playing for their manager."Slot needed at the bare minimum a committed display from his team to counter allegations that Salah’s criticisms are shared by others in the dressing room," he says.
The release for Liverpool was palpable."In the Daily Mail, Lewis Steele looked at the tactical change made by Arne Slot that helped Liverpool to victory."For 88 minutes, in truth, there was little to write home about on postcards sent back to Salah - and the Egyptian can still take solace from his sofa by knowing that, unlike the title of the 1971 James Bond film and accompanying Shirley Bassey soundtrack, diamonds are not for ever," he scribes."If they were, there might be no space for a right winger no matter what he says in the press."That is because Slot has evolved his setup from the tried-and-tested way that won them the Premier League and. After keeping last year’s Champions League finalists quiet, there was a winning penalty from Dominik Szoboszlai which was more than deserved after a mature performance in Milan."The chanting of Slot’s name came well before the winner and it is clear that, however the saga turns out, Slot’s work in a year-and-a-half on Merseyside has not been forgotten.