‘I actually thought…’ – Wayne Rooney compliments Liverpool despite growing ‘pressure’ on Slot

Wayne Rooney has praised Liverpool’s performance on Sunday despite losing to Manchester City, but warned that the result heaps added ‘pressure’ on Arne Slot.

After a tepid first half from the home side, they came out with much greater purpose after the interval and had been good value for the lead given to them by Dominik Szoboszlai’s outrageous free kick.

Unfortunately, the Reds’ fatal tendency to concede costly late goals came back to haunt them again as a 1-0 advantage in the 83rd...