Liverpool coach Arne Slot has admitted he regrets a decision made regarding Trey Nyoni during their 4–1 win over Barnsley in the FA Cup on Monday.
Nyoni was introduced in the 87th minute when Liverpool were leading 3–1.
In an interview with Liverpool’s All Red, as cited by the This Is Anfield website, Slot admitted that he felt “really sorry” for the 18-year-old’s lack of minutes on Monday, which resulted in him playing for the U21s in a friendly against Wrexham on Tuesday.
“I feel really sorry for Trey because maybe it was my mistake,” Slot told All Red Video.
“But at 2–1 I thought I had to make the substitutions to win the game instead of giving a young player who is training every day so hard and is such a big talent the playing time he might deserve.
“I thought, ‘Let’s bring Ryan in first’, and that all had to do with us conceding the 2–1, because usually a game like this should go to three and then maybe more.
“But we made it difficult for ourselves.”
Nyoni, who was promoted to the senior team alongside Rio Ngumoha, has made only five appearances this season, totalling 184 minutes.
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