Slot: I'm the manager and I have to make decisions, people often don't know everything

Liverpool manager Arne Slot has shed light on why his team failed to overcome Chelsea at Anfield and explained his decision to substitute his most potent attacking threat, Rio Ngumoa, after just 67 minutes.

"We started well and had a great chance from a set-piece to go 2-0 up. Instead, unfortunately, just like last week, we conceded from a set-piece. We were very careless in that situation. In the second half, I saw a completely different intensity. We came close to scoring several times. As has happened so often this season, we hit the woodwork twice. We couldn't control their players. Today they played with a lot of midfielders," Slot stated.

The Dutchman also addressed the boos from the Anfield faithful. The manager faced discontent once in the second half after opting to replace Rio Ngumoa, and then again after the final whistle.

"Many disagreed with Rio's substitution, which is completely understandable. He was struggling with his muscles, and when I asked him, he said he wasn't sure he could continue. I knew that would be the reaction because he's such a good player. So often in football, people don't know everything. I am the manager, and I have to make decisions.

If people knew the reasons behind certain decisions, they would find them more logical.

The boos after the match likely have something to do with us not winning. It's perfectly logical for people to be disappointed if Liverpool doesn't win."