Arne Slot gives 'weird' verdict on Dominik Szoboszlai error for Barnsley goal vs Liverpool

The midfielder's air-kick handed the League One opponent an easy goal and a route back into the game at 2-0 down. Thankfully, the Reds still managed to progress with a 4-1 win.

Arne Slot was left angered by Dominik Szoboszlai's bizarre error that led to Barnsley's goal in the FA Cup tie(Image: )

Arne Slot could barely hide his frustration at Dominik Szoboszlai's error that led to Barnsley's goal in Liverpool's 4-1 FA Cup win on Monday.

Just five minutes before the break, the Hungarian appeared to try and flick the ball back to goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili from a few yards out. Instead, a bizarre air-kick saw him miss the ball entirely and it rolled for Adam Phillips to easily slot into the net.

It turned into a controversial moment, with Barnsley head coach claiming it was disrespectful from Szoboszlai, while Steve Macmanaman and Joleon Lescott in the TNT Sports studio echoed that sentiment and claimed Liverpool's no.8 would not have tried that in a Premier League match.

After the game, Slot's face was like thunder when asked about the incident, and he was clearly not impressed.

"I don’t think you should do that in an FA Cup game, a League Cup, a friendly game or in a training session," he told TNT Sports.

"It’s a weird choice. I also have my opinion on it but I prefer to keep that to myself and to speak about that with Dom."

Speaking after the game, Szoboszlai apologized for the peculiar moment. "Sorry for the team; I made it hard for us with an easy mistake," he said. "Football happens. We move on and take the next round."