Arne Slot praises Joe Gomez for his professionalism

• Players always perform well when they are on the pitch.
• The player has been a constant substitute at Anfield.

Gomez made only his third substitute appearance in this season’s Premier League and by far the longest When he came on for Konate at half-time on Saturday.

After a rare start against Brighton in the Carabao Cup in midweek, the 27-year-old followed that up with an outstanding display as Liverpool overturned a 1-0 deficit.

While Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah made the difference at the other end, Gomez play a big part in a dominant rearguard display. Also twice went close to netting his first-ever senior goal.

Liverpool Dutch manager Arne Slot has praised the versatile defender Joe Gomez for his professionalism

His is consistent performances despite not playing much this season.

The 46-year-old said: “His performance against ufabet https://ufabet999.app Brighton says a lot about his quality. When you don’t play a lot and you come into a game. Where your team-mates have play 45 minutes and you play like that, it’s really impressive.”

“What he showed also says a lot about his mentality in the last few weeks and months when he hasn’t played much. But in the middle of last week he played 90 minutes without a lot of fitness matches and he still showed that on Saturday.”

“This is what many people said when I took over. They said Joe was a top player and a top professional at all times. He was always ready to give the best to the team no matter what position he played.”

This season, the 27-year-old English defender has been a constant substitute, making just seven appearances in all competitions.