Liverpool lost the Carabao Cup final to Newcastle United 2-1 at Wembley, leaving Arne Slot to complain about a lack of potency.
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The Reds manager also acknowledges that it is annoying that his players won’t be able to immediately improve after a challenging week that also saw them lose the Champions League during an international break.
Arne Slot began Diogo Jota as the only striker for the second straight game, with Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah on either side.
However, the Portugal international found it difficult to put pressure on the Newcastle defense, and Darwin Nunez, who took his place, suffered similarly against the Magpies’ defense.
After goals from Dan Burn and Alexander Isak, substitute Federico Chiesa cut the deficit in stoppage time, but the 10-time champions suffered a well-earned loss as Newcastle won their first domestic trophy in 70 years, reports Echo.
“You try to make some changes and you go to a No.9 who is stronger in the air than Diogo is,” Slot said.
“You hope Darwin can make it a bit more difficult for defenders to win all the long balls that in the first half I think Dan Burn won every duel.
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