Slot suggests injury was a factor behind Robertson red card as Liverpool drop points against Fulham | OneFootball

Arne Slot suggested an injury could have been behind Andy Robertson’s red card against Fulham.

The Reds twice came from behind to draw 2-2, with goals from Cody Gakpo and Diogo Jota cancelling out efforts from Andreas Pereira and Rodrigo Muniz.

“The character the team showed is what Robbo showed,” Slot said after the game.

“If you get a kick like this, two studs on the knee, that can hurt for a few minutes. We were hoping if he keeps running it would get better. I only had one defender on the bench, who is not a left full‑back, so you are hoping he was managing to come through it.

“But I first noticed he wasn’t completely himself when they put the ball in behind and he started running and was just able to head back to Alisson. I felt: ‘Okay, let’s see how this continues,’ and soon afterwards he conceded the red card.

“Nothing to blame him for, the character for wanting to continue. Unfortunately it led to a red card, which was a deserved red card.”

Slot was pleased with the character shown by his side despite dropping points, however.

“It is exactly the opposite from Girona where I was pleased with the result but not the performance,” he said.

“Here I am very, very happy about the performance, I couldn’t have asked for more, but of course not with the result because if you drop points in a home game against Fulham that is definitely not what you expect or what you want.

“But being a goal down twice, when it’s all going against you, except for one thing – our players and our fans. I thought we were outstanding.”