Accrington Stanley supervisor John Doolan could have watched his group go right down to a 4-0 defeat at Anfield on Saturday, however he nonetheless had loads of positives to take from the FA Cup conflict in opposition to Liverpool.
The League Two facet saved the Premier League leaders at bay for half an hour and had been inside minutes of getting into at half-time with solely a one-goal deficit, with the ultimate two objectives not coming till the final quarter-hour.
The guests had a vivid spell of their very own at 2-0 within the second half, with Josh Woods hitting the crossbar and Donald Love lacking the goal with a free header, and so they deserved a purpose for his or her efforts in L4 yesterday.
Accrington boss Doolan praises Slot and Trent
Talking in his post-match press convention, Doolan reserved reward for Arne Slot and Trent Alexander-Arnold for his or her gestures after the sport, with the humility of the Liverpool head coach and vice-captain placing a chord with the Accrington boss.
The 56-year-old mentioned (through Beanyman Sports activities): “I can’t converse extremely sufficient of Arne, a world-class supervisor, world-class group. He invited me in for a drink and he didn’t must.
“I coached Trent, undecided he remembers, so I walked throughout and he came visiting saying he remembers. Such a beautiful, humble man. A prime participant.”
Loads of positives for each Liverpool and Accrington
Yesterday at Anfield was a kind of events the place there was a lot extra to get pleasure from than only a complete residence win for Liverpool.
We noticed Rio Ngumoha given a senior debut at 16, Trent netting a thunderbolt and delivering the right response to his current critics, Jayden Danns present his deadly goalscoring potential once more and Federico Chiesa grabbing his first Reds purpose to cap a vigorous second half outing off the bench.
Off the pitch, there was a healthful second within the tunnel as Slot took the time to talk with Accrington ahead Woods, the die-hard LFC fan whose ecstatic response to the groups being drawn collectively a number of weeks in the past went viral.
It was a uncommon event when each groups felt an infinite sense of satisfaction, with Liverpool serenely by means of to the fourth spherical and Stanley giving their followers a day trip to recollect by placing in a wholehearted efficiency with moments of high quality which requested questions of the house facet.
In a sport which has turn out to be so cynical on the highest stage, it was great to see such a cordial ambiance between each camps. Doohan’s gamers had been a credit score to the membership, and we want Accrington the easiest of luck for the rest of the season.
