It was hardly a bouncer off his long run, but Arne Slot did find a bit of spin. His comments came on Tuesday night, after one of the most breathless halves of the season, when Liverpool left Nottingham Forest with a point and Slot floated a suggestion that one side fancied a draw more than the other.
Among some healthy praise for the team he faced, this is what he said: ‘There was also a lot of moments where it took a while before the play restarted.’
When he was asked to elaborate, Liverpool’s manager indulged: ‘You want as much playing time as you can, but a team that's happy with the current result wants less playing time as they possibly can.