We ran out of energy, but not mentality - Slot - video Dailymotion

Liverpool boss Arne Slot praises his side for battling through fatigue in their 2-1 win over rivals Everton.

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00:00That there was tension later on, so it was again, we needed mentality today in a different fashion maybe than the few times before.

00:10But we always knew how difficult of a game this would be, let alone if you have proper preparation time.

00:18But if you played your third game in less than seven days against your rivals,

00:25then you know that the second half could be very tough and that's why I made my lineups throughout the week as I did.

00:34For the players to be ready for this one, because this was the most intense from the three, we knew this before.

00:40And you could see how well we can play if we are fresh, first 45 minutes unbelievable the way we played.

00:47But the second half was more difficult, because of Everton of course, but also because we ran a bit out of energy.

00:54But we didn't run out of mentality.