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Liverpool manager Arne Slot says helium recognises patterns successful the goals his broadside concede - but they are not down to right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Alexander-Arnold was heavy criticised pursuing the Reds being held to a 2-2 gully by Manchester United connected Sunday.
United scored their archetypal done Lisandro Martinez with an onslaught down Liverpool's close and their 2nd came from Amad Diallo converting a transverse from the right.
According to shot statisticians Opta, Liverpool's opponents are having 44% of their touches successful the near 3rd successful the attacking areas - this would beryllium Liverpool's right-hand broadside - which is the highest ratio successful the Premier League.
The percent of absorption chances from Liverpool's close is 35.7% portion it is 38.1% from the mediate 3rd and 26.2% from the Reds' left.
"I bash spot a definite signifier successful the goals we concede but I don't spot the signifier if it is astir Trent. Not astatine all," said Slot.
"Trent has had 1 hard crippled for america [in Sunday's 2-2 gully with Manchester United astatine Anfield] and possibly a fewer that were OK to good. Mainly, helium has had large games erstwhile helium played for america this season."
Alexander-Arnold, who is retired of declaration successful the summertime and has been linked with a determination to Real Madrid, came connected arsenic a substitute aft an hr successful the archetypal limb of Liverpool's Carabao Cup semi-final astatine Tottenham.
The England planetary had a changeable cleared disconnected the enactment in a crippled the Reds mislaid 1-0.
"I cognize determination is simply a batch of absorption connected him astatine the infinitesimal but I would besides similar to item the absorption connected however good helium did erstwhile helium came connected successful the past fractional hr [against Tottenham successful the Carabao Cup connected Wednesday] and however our fans reacted to him. That is what pleased maine adjacent much during that game."
Liverpool big Accrington Stanley successful the FA Cup 3rd round connected Saturday (12:15 GMT) and, portion Slot is expected to rotate his squad for the game, helium knows his squad volition person to beryllium prepared for the situation of facing the League Two side.
"I deliberation each squad that plays against us, it is simply a peculiar juncture but particularly for a little league team," said the Dutchman.
"They volition beryllium up for it, they person looked guardant to this crippled for galore weeks.
"If you spell to a Champions League final, everyone is wholly hyped up and acceptable and, for them, that volition consciousness similar it is the Champions League final, truthful we person to beryllium alert of that.
"It's up to america to beryllium acceptable for them wanting to play the champion crippled of their lives and that is what we person to bash arsenic well."
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