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Gary Lineker admits Arne Slot makes him 'nervous' as England icon questions Liverpool boss for brutal player assessment 'you’d have never heard from Jurgen Klopp'

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Slot fielded 21-year-old Quansah at the heart of defence alongside Virgil van Dijk in Liverpool's <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/liverpool-ipswich-player-ratings-trent-alexander-arnold-mohamed-salah/blt301cab67ba3da257" target="_blank">season opener against Ipswich Town</a> on Saturday. However, the young defender was subbed off at halftime as Ibrahima Konate was introduced to solidify the backline in the second half.

WHAT HAPPENED?

After the game, Slot slammed Quansah and accused him of being extremely poor with duels on the pitch. He told reporters, "First thing I said - we don't have to speak about tactics if you lose so many duels. Jarell lost every duel, and many of us lost too many duels. We needed Konate to win the long balls for the number nine. That gave us control. They put so much energy in the first half, keeping fighting, playing all over the pitch 1 vs 1, I don't think they could keep up that tempo in the second half."

THE BIGGER PICTURE

However, former player and pundit Gary Lineker did not like what he heard from the Reds boss as he questioned his approach to publicly throwing his players under the bus while speaking on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@therestisfootball" target="_blank">The Rest is Football</a>."Speaking out publicly about a player’s performance is not something that I think you’d have ever heard from Jurgen Klopp so there’s already a slight difference there," Lineker stated. "It always makes me slightly nervous when managers are critical of their players."

WHAT GARY LINEKER SAID

Courtesy of <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/mohamed-salah-liverpool-sets-opening-day-premier-league-records-goal-assist-against-ipswich/blt5e6bfb138515ddaa" target="_blank">Mohamed Salah's goal and an assist</a>, Liverpool began the new season with a comfortable 2-0 win. They will now face Brentford on Sunday in their first home game of the 2024-25 campaign.

WHAT NEXT FOR LIVERPOOL?

Gary Lineker admits Arne Slot makes him 'nervous' as England icon questions Liverpool boss for brutal player assessment 'you’d have never heard from Jurgen Klopp' | Goal.com

England legend Gary Lineker questioned Liverpool manager Arne Slot&apos;s approach as he publicly criticised Jarell Quansah.

Gary Lineker admits Arne Slot makes him &apos;nervous&apos; as England icon questions Liverpool boss for brutal player assessment &apos;you’d have never heard from Jurgen Klopp&apos;