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Arne Slot: Liverpool draw with Aston Villa 'great' but could have been better

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19, Feb

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Liverpool fought back from a half-time deficit to draw 2-2 at Aston Villa on Wednesday, extending their lead atop the Premier League standings to eight points.

Mohamed Salah scored the game's opening goal, his 24th in the league this season, near the half-hour mark before Youri Tielemans and Ollie Watkins tallied for the hosts before the end of the first half. Trent Alexander-Arnold scored the equaliser in the 61st minute, and that was it for the goals at Villa Park as the teams split the spoils.

For Liverpool manager Arne Slot, his side played well but the result left something wanting as the Reds look to seal the league title at the earliest possible juncture.

"It was a great game," Slot told BBC Match of the Day. "Going in 2-1 down at half-time didn't feel like the game went for us like that but I was disappointed.

"We came out in the second half and scored 2-2 and had some good chances to make it 3-2 and then we could even have lost it. It was a great game but I am not happy with the result."

Part of Slot's frustration stems from the cautious style Villa employed, as the hosts enjoyed the majority of the possession but were outshot 17-9 by the visitors.

"I felt we defended well but I can't come up with a lot of Villa chances," he explained. "You need to have a neutral set-piece balance or positive and we conceded one and did not score one. We scored two good goals and created enough chances to get the winner.

"We played Wolves away [early in the season] and beat them 2-1 and in the final minutes, it was tough for us as well. These players are used to this and are used to playing for trophies. Today we played very well but that also has to do with the style of play of the other team."

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