Andy Hunter was at Anfield. Here’s his report. Thanks for reading this MBM.
Slot is then asked about the football … and the answer becomes another pitch-perfect tribute to Diogo Jota. “It was a great game to watch … this is what makes football great … three parties involved that wanted to play a very nice game, us, Bournemouth and the referee … high-tempo … no time-wasting … no diving … just keep on playing … this is what makes football so nice … going two up, 2-2, they just kept on going after 2-0 down, a big compliment to them not to give up … keep on fighting … then we did the same after we conceded the 2-2 … our fans at that moment, and before the game, through You’ll Never Walk Alone and the tribute for Diogo, the banner they had … all together it should be about that … we’ve lost many players during the summer, but we didn’t lose our mentality … everyone is asking me the same question, you have a lot of new players … yeah, the reality is we’ve lost a lot of players as well, more than we got … but it’s normal if you bring such talented players in and you won the League last season … normally when it was 2-2, you know which player I would have looked at, at that moment in time … I would have loved to bring Diogo Jota in … but now I couldn’t for terrible reasons … but now the fans and players who are still there did what he did for us so many times in the past.”
