Arne Slot reaction — Liverpool boss speaks after laborious draw vs Sunderland

Liverpool manager Arne Slot watched his team fail to assert themselves against a newly-promoted visitor, then saw it go from bad to worse at Anfield.

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Chemsdine Talbi took a Virgil van Dijk giveaway and scored with a shot that deflected off the Dutchman's rear end as Sunderland took a 1-0 lead in the second half and held on tight.

Alexander Isak struggled again for Liverpool, who kept Mohamed Salah out of the XI for the second-straight game.

Salah entered and improved Liverpool's play but they still needed a bit of luck just to get a draw. Florian Wirtz dribbled through a pair of Sunderland defenders but needed a wicked turn on his shot to produce what's gone down as a Nordi Mukiele own goal.

Arne Slot reaction — Liverpool boss speaks after laborious draw with Sunderland

We'll share all of Slot's words as soon as he speaks from Anfield.