Arne Slot, the manager of Liverpool, appeared in a press statement after the 2-1 loss against Crystal Palace in the sixth round of the Premier League.

The coach said: "The first half was difficult for us, they performed well and deserved to lead 1-0, we were lucky that the score wasn't larger than that. In the second half, the situation was completely reversed; it took us some time before we scored, and we managed to do that just a few minutes before the end. But they managed to win from a second set piece."

He added: "If you want to compete in this league, you need to have a very positive balance in dealing with set pieces, and this is more important in this league. It was one of our great strengths last season, but now we have conceded two goals from Newcastle and two here. This league increasingly relies on set pieces."

Regarding Crystal Palace: "Their style of play suits their players perfectly; they rely on a low defensive block with fast players in counter-attacks, and having a strong player like Mateta up front. We faced many problems in the first half. The rest of the time, we had possession, but it was extremely difficult to break through that low block."

About the winning goal scored by Crystal Palace: "It is always painful to concede a goal in stoppage time of the extra half. But there was a substitution, so adding half a minute was fair. I need to review the exact timing when the goal was scored, but we should have defended the throw-in better. We learn from every match we play, and we can benefit more from a game like this."