Jamie Carragher has told Arne Slot he can’t control the "Anfield factor" after a frantic approach helped secure Liverpool’s victory over Brighton.
The Reds completed a second-half comeback to at Anfield on Saturday to beat the Seagulls 2-1 thanks to goals from Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah
The win sent Liverpool back to the top of the Premier League as they made the most of both Manchester City and Arsenal losing on the road.
Having endured a frustrating first half, with Slot since admitting that Brighton was the better side in the opening 45 minutes, it had looked like Liverpool would be going the same way as their title rivals and missing the chance to capitalize
Two goals in the space of just over a minute though saw the Reds turn things around, with Carragher spotting something in the way that they took the lead that reminded him of Slot’s predecessor.
Analyzing the passage after play after Gakpo’s equalizer on Sky Sports’ Monday Night Football, Carragher said:
“I think when that goal goes in, there’s almost an inevitability that Liverpool will go on and get another goal really quickly.
“Arne Slot didn’t talk about tactics, he spoke about energy. The crowd is now up, this is going wild, people are pressing all over the place.”
“It’s only ball in play, would you believe, for 64 seconds before Liverpool score again.
“Look at [Darwin] Nunez, like a mad man, this is not what Arne Slot wants, this is Jurgen Klopp. We were told it was going to be more controlled.”
“This is the Anfield factor, Arne Slot down here, he doesn’t want to see this, end-to-end football.
“There’s no thought of ‘can we be a bit more controlled?’ No, let’s go up the other end, and let’s go quickly.”
Carragher added: “There’s something about it, the Anfield factor. We know it happens, I felt it as a player, and it’s really interesting.
“When Arne Slot came in, there was talk about it being slightly different football to Jurgen Klopp, being more controlled.”
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