Liverpool were ultimately condemned to a 3–2 defeat by Manchester United in a chaotic affair at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon.
Forced into a tactical reshuffle by a glut of injuries to his frontline, Slot opted for the midfield pairing of Dominik Szoboszlai and Florian Wirtz through the middle as a pair of false nines with Cody Gakpo cutting in from the wing. That approach would leave the visitors horribly exposed down their left wing, which is where the second of United’s quick-fire double originated from.
