"We are in a place where we don't have a right to reply or react and it is never good when we react as managers, Simeone said. But if there are comments against us, racism or insults, we can get angry or fight back so when we are getting insulted all the game, when they scored the third goal, he turned round and insulted me. I am a person, I am human."
"You're never 100% sure, but what I do know is that we are so fit that we are able to push one more time, Slot said. What I can assure you, even if we don't score, we will try to push for it. That is the mentality this team has, but it should not only be about mentality, it's also how fit we are, how well prepared we are throughout the last few weeksthat they are able to push one more time."
Diego Simeone confronted a fan after Virgil van Dijk's 92nd‑minute goal and was dismissed by the referee. Simeone reported receiving constant abuse throughout the match and described his reaction as a human response when insults continued after the third goal. Atletico had come from behind after Marcos Llorente scored twice to level following goals from Andy Robertson and Mohamed Salah. Simeone did not specify the exact nature of the insults and said he could not solve wider societal problems in a press conference. Liverpool have required late goals to win in five of their first games this season, and Arne Slot credited fitness and mentality for the late push.
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