Liverpool boss Arne Slot hails ‘outstanding’ Ryan Gravenberch after Bologna win

Arne Slot hailed the ‘outstanding’ show of Ryan Gravenberch aft Liverpool cruised to a comfy 2-0 Champions League triumph against Bologna.

Goals either broadside of half-time from Alexis Mac Allister and Mohamed Salah saw the Reds make it 2 wins from 2 successful Europe.

Other than a little spell earlier the interval, Liverpool controlled the crippled successful beforehand of their location fans, with Gravenberch, successful particular, continuing his good commencement to the play with an all-action show successful the mediate of the park.

And Slot was arsenic keen to praise the midfielder’s show astatine full-time, telling TNT Sports: ‘I was delighted with him.

‘I don’t accidental that to players astatine half-time due to the fact that determination are inactive 45 minutes to spell but aft the game, I said: “Again, a large performance.” He played truly well.

‘If you person a subordinate who tin crook distant from his man, you instantly person an overload successful a crippled similar this. Ryan was, again, outstanding today.’

Despite Gravenberch’s display, Slot inactive said his broadside had elements of their show that could beryllium improved upon.

‘Not galore things delighted me, isolated from some goals, particularly the 2nd one,’ Slott said.

‘[The 2nd was] a large shot from Virgil [Van Dijk], large attack, large tally from Trent Alexander-Arnold. It is ever hard to play a squad that takes that overmuch risk.

‘Overall a bully effect but I wouldn’t usage the satellite delighted myself today.’

The result, however, does mean Slot has won 8 of his archetypal 9 games successful charge, a archetypal for immoderate caller Liverpool boss.

‘It’s hardly imaginable to bash thing peculiar astatine this nine truthful it says a batch astir however we started however players bought into it, the effort enactment in, and the unit helped me,’ helium added.

‘Even much hard fixtures coming up starting connected Saturday erstwhile we play a 12:30 kick-off aft a Wednesday evening Champions League game. It’s bully to commencement this way, that’s clear.’

Liverpool instrumentality to enactment successful the Premier League connected Saturday erstwhile they question to look Crystal Palace astatine Selhurst Park.

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