Premier League 2024-25: Liverpool’s Slot delighted with team’s resilience after 2-2 draw against Fulham with 10 men

Four days ago, Liverpool boss Arne Slot was unhappy with a narrow Champions League victory at Girona, but on Saturday, the Dutchman was delighted with his team’s resilience in a 2-2 draw against Fulham after his 10-man team twice fought back from a goal down. “Of course, not with the result, because if you drop points in a home game against Fulham that’s definitely not what you expect and what you want, but being two times a goal down, so many things go against you, except for one thing, that is our players and our fans, they were outstanding today.” Liverpool was reduced to 10 men in the 17th minute after Andy Robertson’s awkward lunging tackle on Harry Wilson denied a scoring opportunity. “I think what the team showed today, the character they showed, that is also what Robbo showed, and sometimes, if you get a kick like this, two studs on a knee, that can hurt for a few minutes, and then if you just keep on running, then it gets better and better, and that’s what we are hoping for. That was a deserved red card.” The sending-off ended what had already been a tough afternoon for Robertson who played a part in Fulham’s opener where Andreas Pereira’s shot took a deflection off the Scotsman’s thigh and flew into the net after 11 minutes.