Arne Slot explains why he wasn't happy with Liverpool performance despite comfortable pre-season win over Man Utd

The Reds capped off their pre-season tour of the United States with a convincing 3-0 win over rivals Manchester United on Sunday courtesy of goals from Fabio Carvalho, Curtis Jones and Konstantinos Tsimikas.

However, despite winning all three of their pre-season games in the US, manager Arne Slot was not completely happy with his team's performances as he pointed out the areas where his players need to improve ahead of the upcoming 2024/25 campaign.

Speaking to Liverpoolfc.com after the United clash, the Dutch coach was asked if he was satisfied with the team's performance to which he replied, "Yes, I was – but not with all of them. We are very happy with the result, we scored some really nice goals. But I don't think we had enough control over the game because United were threatening us more than a few times. It's a 3-0 win but the score could have been different tonight as well."

When asked about his overall impression of the US tour, Slot added, "Very positive, I think. Of course the results, that's where everybody is looking at. But players stayed fit and they are able to perform in the way we want, so [a] high-intensity game.

"We saw some great goals during this tour, some great build-up situations and I see them working really, really hard not to concede. Like I said, today I think we gave away too many chances, United deserved more than a 3-0 loss. But it's also our quality that we do score our own chances."

The Merseyside club will play their final pre-season friendly at Anfield on August 11 against Sevilla before kicking off the new season on August 17 against newly promoted Ipswich Town.