Liverpool suffer another defeat as Arne Slot criticizes controversial four-minute injury time
Liverpool suffer another defeat as Arne Slot questions the referee's decision to add only four minutes in a tense 3-2 loss to Bournemouth, blaming time mismanagement.
Arne Slot was seen speaking with the refereeing team after Liverpool's 3-2 loss to Bournemouth. Later, he spoke to Sky Sports about the match.
"I think, first of all, we have to look at ourselves," the Liverpool manager said.
The game was open, with both teams pushing to score. Bournemouth had the better chances in the final 10 minutes, eventually scoring from a long throw-in.
For me, four minutes of added time weren't enough, but in the end, it didn't matter because they scored.
— Arne Slot
He went on to explain why the official injury time was too short.
Still, there could have been another two or three minutes because this match shouldn't have had only four minutes added time. There was a direct free kick that took two or three minutes, VAR situations, substitutions. That's what I told them – four minutes weren't enough.
— Arne Slot
Liverpool ended the game a player down before Bournemouth scored their second goal. Slot reflected on those crucial moments.
We stayed with one player less and then they scored their second goal. Those were the only few minutes, besides the last 10, where we had problems. But the result was another loss.
— Arne Slot
