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Liverpool boss Arne Slot was caught on camera displaying a priceless reaction as the Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya appeared to deliberately slow the game down.
The incident occurred during the first half of the Premier League fixture when the Reds conceded a free-kick deep into the Gunners half. The kick was taken by Raya who took his time to take it.
The cameras picked up Slot in the background throwing his arms up in the air in a frustrated manner as the Dutchman shouted towards the referee after Raya moved the ball around to waste time, which prompted groans from the Anfield crowd.
It has been a tough start for both teams. Liverpool is still struggling to find any real fluency in the final third while Arsenal is seemingly aiming to get a goal from a set piece.
With Liverpool aiming to maintain its unbeaten start to the season, every moment on the pitch counts, and time-wasting can be particularly frustrating when teams are seeking to dominate possession and create scoring opportunities.
Slot has previously been praised for his tactical acumen and ability to read games, but this incident revealed the more human side to the Reds boss—one that resonates with fans who have themselves often felt the frustration of slow play.
Slot has openly spoke about how likes a game to flow which is the opposite to what has happened at Anfield so far.
Arsenal suffered an early setback at Anfield as star defender William Saliba was forced off with an injury inside the opening five minutes, making way for summer signing Cristhian Mosquera.
Mikel Arteta’s side already entered the match with several fitness concerns. Bukayo Saka missed out with a hamstring problem that is expected to sideline him for several weeks, while Kai Havertz faces a similar spell out. Captain Martin Odegaard, meanwhile, was only deemed fit enough for the bench after limping off in last weekend’s win over Leeds United.
Mosquera, who turned 21 this summer, arrived from Spain where he was a regular and has now been handed an early chance to impress in Arsenal colours. Despite their injury woes, the Gunners were boosted by the arrival of Eberechi Eze from Crystal Palace earlier this week. The £67 million ($91 million) signing was included among the substitutes.
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