Slot praises Liverpool academy talents for their role in ‘special’ Real Madrid win
Kelleher, Jones and Bradley ‘outstanding’, says manager‘It is a fair result,’ says Real manager Carlo Ancelotti
Arne Slot hailed a statement Liverpool win against the team that have tormented them in the Champions League and said the basis for it came from the club’s academy players. The manager watched Alexis Mac Allister and Cody Gakpo score the goals in a 2-0 win against Real Madrid, which moved Liverpool back to the top of the table with a blemish-free record after five games.
It was the goalkeeper Caoimhín Kelleher, the right-back Conor Bradley and the midfielder Curtis Jones who stood out as Liverpool finally got a result against the 15-time European champions.