Slote praised Arnold for his incredible goal

With Jota, Arnold, Jaden Dance and Chiesa scoring, the "Red Army" Liverpool finally defeated Accrington Stanley of the English League 2 4-0 in the third round of the 2024/25 FA Cup. Liverpool coach Slot said that Arnold's goals and performances were incredible, and he also believed that harsh criticism might be the best recognition of the defender's ability.

Liverpool striker Nunez crossed the ball to the goal in the 29th minute, and Jota scored with a low shot, giving Liverpool the lead 1-0. In the 45th minute, Ngumoha got the ball and shot after shaking off the defense, but was cleared by the opponent. Arnold, who was outside the penalty area, received a pass from Soboslai and scored with a long shot, helping Liverpool continue to lead Accrington Stanley 2-0.

In the 76th minute of the second half, Chiesa shot from the penalty area but was blocked by the goalkeeper of Accrington Stanley. Then Jaden Dance made a supplementary shot and scored, further expanding Liverpool's lead to 3-0. In the 90th minute, Trey Nyoni passed the ball and Chiesa shot from outside the penalty area.

In the end, Liverpool defeated Accrington Stanley 4-0 at Anfield and successfully advanced to the next round.

It is worth mentioning that since Arnold’s contract with Liverpool is about to end, the career of this English star has recently been hotly discussed by the outside world.

Says it's normal for players to have bad games

Liverpool manager Slot said of Arnold's goal, "I can spend a long time talking about that goal, it's incredible. The biggest compliment for Arnold may be the reaction after the game against Manchester United. Players all over the world, except for a few, everyone will experience bad games, which is normal. But when Arnold has a bad game, everyone will have a lot of opinions about it."

"Maybe it had something to do with his contract, but I don't know if the outside world would react in this way if that context didn't exist. But the biggest compliment for him is that he played so well in the first half of the season and didn't perform well against Manchester United, which was clear to me, the fans and everyone who analyzed the game. But many people were very harsh on him, but maybe this was the best recognition of his ability."

In addition, Sloter also said, "I do think it is important to start Arnold, and this has nothing to do with contract issues. The reason is that Connor Bradley has just recovered from a hamstring injury, and he only returned to the game against Tottenham Hotspur two days ago."

"So the only full-back we had was Alexander-Arnold. It would be good for him to play, especially at home, and it would be good for him and good for us to feel the support of the fans, which was great against Tottenham."