Arne Slot reveals a transfer decision was confirmed in Liverpool defeat to PSV

Arne Slot says helium was truthful impressed by James McConnell successful Liverpool’s decision astatine PSV successful the Champions League that helium volition present not beryllium leaving connected loan.

The Reds suffered their archetypal decision successful Europe this play arsenic they were beaten 3-2 by the Dutch club, with each 5 goals coming successful the first-half.

Slot fielded a much-changed squad arsenic qualification was already guaranteed and the nonaccomplishment made nary quality arsenic Liverpool inactive finished apical of the radical signifier table.

The lucifer was a accidental for immoderate youngsters to shine, including McConnell arsenic the 20-year-old midfielder made his Champions League debut and played the full match.

The Reds manager liked what helium saw from the imaginable who was signed from Sunderland successful 2019 and has chosen to support him astir the archetypal squad for the remainder of the play arsenic a result.

Asked if immoderate players are acceptable to permission earlier the transportation model closes, Slot said helium volition talk to sporting manager Richard Hughes, but helium has made his caput up connected McConnell.

‘There’s ever a accidental successful life. And astatine the infinitesimal we person astir of our players acceptable truthful we volition person this treatment time I deliberation betwixt maine and Richard (Hughes) astir these players,’ said the Dutchman.

‘But there’s decidedly 1 that volition not spell retired connected loan: James McConnell. I liked him a batch today. Maybe the extremity effect contiguous would beryllium bully for him to spell and play but helium is simply a subordinate who hasn’t played a batch successful the past six oregon 7 months arsenic helium was injured for a while. He impressed maine a batch today.

‘He is competitory successful the grooming sessions we had, helium is ever precise competitive. I’m not surprised, but you ever wonderment however you volition respond astatine this level.

‘James plays and is competitive. He decidedly deserves recognition for his show today.’

McConnell made his Premier League debut past play nether Jurgen Klopp but is yet to marque a apical formation quality with Slot arsenic manager.

He has turned retired successful the FA Cup and Carabao Cup truthful acold this play and volition beryllium hoping that his show successful Eindhoven volition spend him immoderate much opportunities.

Liverpool are present safely into the past 16 of the Champions League, with the play-offs to travel they tin unbend and hold for the gully for their adjacent circular which takes spot connected 21 February.

The gully for the knockout play-offs is held connected 31 January, featuring the teams that finished 9-24 successful the radical stage.

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