Slot Thrilled With Liverpool’s Outing In Fulham Draw

Liverpool boss Arne Slot said he was delighted with resilience in a 2-2 draw against Fulham after his 10-man team twice fought back from a goal down.

Cody Gakpo and Diogo Jota scored for Liverpool, who remain top of the Premier League on 36 points from 15 games, five points clear of Chelsea, with Jota netting an 86th-minute equaliser.

“I think it’s exactly the opposite from the Girona game, where I was pleased with the result [1-0], but not with the performance,” Slot said. “Now I’m very, very, very happy about the performance. Couldn’t have asked for more.

“Of course, not with the result, because if you drop points in a home game against Fulham that’s definitely not what you expect and what you want, but being two times a goal down, so many things go against you, except for one thing, that is our players and our fans, they were outstanding today.”

Liverpool were reduced to 10 men in the 17th minute after Andy Robertson’s awkward lunging tackle on Harry Wilson denied a scoring opportunity. There was a lengthy VAR check to confirm the red card and that Wilson was in an onside position.

Slot said Robertson was still feeling the effects of taking an early knock to his knee and that contributed to the red card.