Liverpool 0-0 Leeds: What Slot said

Liverpool manager Arne Slot, speaking to BBC MOTD: "You would like to start the year with a win but it was difficult. I don't think we were able to play many times through their low block. When we did we didn't have enough bodies in front of goal and others times we were unfortunate.

"If you look at football then you see two ways of unlocking a low block. You need to pace, you need to be quick and dominate your one-on-one situations or you need a set-piece. We were close with a set-piece through Virgil [van Dijk] and close a few times with Jeremie [Frimpong] on one-on-ones.

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On whether Hugo Ekitike shoud have won a penalty in the first half: "I don't think it's a surprise to anyone that one of my players stay on their feet.

"It happened against West Ham that Lucas Paqueta should have got a second yellow but one of my players stayed on his feet.

"It's just a team who we are and unfortunately it's not recognised. I saw Leeds players going down in the second half. The questions is, should we change or not? I don't think we should.

"If he goes down it probably would have been a red card and a penalty and that would have increased our chances of winning."

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On making changes: "I'm not sure if we will do it again for the next game. If you look at the bench there were four players that are 19 years or younger and a few that haven't really played in the Premier League. This is what we have to accept and manage."

Did you know?

• Liverpool played out their first 0-0 draw in 117 matches in all competitions, since December 2023 against Manchester United.

• The Reds have drawn their last three Premier League matches against newly promoted sides, their longest run without victory since April 2021 (4 games), which also included a draw against Leeds.

• This was Liverpool's highest expected goals tally (1.96) without scoring in a Premier League match at Anfield since April 2024 (2.8 v Crystal Palace).