'You know who it is' - Arne Slot reveals the one Liverpool player 'who feels quite down' after failing to shine as Reds drop points against Aston Villa

Mohamed Salah handed Liverpool a crucial lead just a minute before the half-hour mark but Youri Tielemans cancelled out the Egyptian's strike within nine minutes. At the stroke of half-time, Ollie Watkins put the hosts in front as they headed into the break with a 2-1 lead. Trent Alexander-Arnold then earned his side a crucial point by scoring the second goal just past the hour mark as the Reds held the Villans to a 2-2 draw.

Slot introduced Nunez in the second half in search of a winner and the Uruguayan had a golden opportunity to score the winner when Dominik Szoboszlai fed him with a perfect square pass and the striker had an empty net in front of him, unfortunately, Nunez blasted the ball above the crossbar.

Speaking to TNT Sports at full time, the Dutch coach said: “I saw an unbelievable pass from Conor Bradley, a powerful run from Dominik Szoboszlai, who made in my opinion the perfect choice to square because he made it an open goal chance and then Darwin, it was not the best, he’s right-footed, of course, but it’s still a big chance. I was hoping he would get another chance. We were all disappointed but it’s normal that a player like this is a bit more disappointed. There is one player in the dressing room who feels quite down. You know who it is.”

The Merseyside club will be back in action in the Premier League on Sunday as they take on Manchester City at Etihad Stadium.