LONDON: Liverpool endured a difficult journey as they sought to return to base after a disappointing 1-0 defeat at the hands of Tottenham early yesterday morning.
Arne Slot’s side suffered their second defeat of the season in the first semi-final of the League Cup with Lucas Bergvall’s controversial goal securing victory for the hosts.
The Reds boss must have had a lot on his mind after the match and he didn’t seem to have enough time after the journey back to Merseyside was disrupted by bad weather.
According to a report by The Athletic, after the match the squad’s return flight from London Stansted was unable to land at John Lennon Airport due to icy fog and instead had to divert to Birmingham.
From there, they used the team bus to return to Liverpool – a journey of approximately 160 kilometres and only arriving at their destination early in the morning, forcing yesterday’s training session to be cancelled.
Weather has been a recurring problem for Liverpool this season, including the postponement of the match against Everton due to Storm Darragh.
Heavy snow that hit Liverpool last Sunday also almost caused the clash with Manchester United to be cancelled, but match officials managed to ensure the game went ahead, despite snow being seen piling up on the sidelines.
The Reds will be looking to bounce back from their defeat in London when they return to action tomorrow night, hosting Accrington Stanley in the third round of the FA Cup.
The Slots team has not lost since September and the Premier League and Champions League leaders will hope to return to winning ways in their next match.
Slot was furious when Bergvall survived a second yellow card to score Tottenham’s winning goal in the League Cup semi-final first leg in north London.
“The decision has been made, you can’t change it. When he (the referee) didn’t show the second yellow card, no one thought it would have such a big impact 30 seconds later.”