Arne Slot insists he was not criticising Manchester United for their style of play after the Red Devils beat Liverpool at Anfield, in fact he was handing them a compliment.

Ruben Amorim’s side pulled off an upset on Sunday, with an early goal from Bryan Mbeumo and a late winner from Harry Maguire securing a huge 2-1 victory for his side.

It was Liverpool’s fourth defeat on the spin, in all competitions, and Slot sounded frustrated after the latest loss.

His side created plenty of chances in the game, but only found the back of the net once through Cody Gakpo, with the Dutchman seemingly having a pop at Amorim’s set-up.

Speaking to the BBC after the loss at Anfield, he said: ‘It is always difficult to play against a team that defends in a low block and mainly plays the long ball.

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