Arne Slot confident Liverpool supporters will play their role against Galatasaray

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/liverpool/lId4TMwf/"]Liverpool[/a] have ‌played [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/galatasaray/riaqqurF/"]Galatasaray[/a] twice this season, both times in Turkey, losing to the Super Lig ‌side 1-0 in the Champions League group stage in September, ‌before being beaten by the same scoreline in their round of 16 ‌first-leg meeting last week.[/p][p][b]"It's difficult because we have played twice ‌against them and lost twice against them," [/b]Slot told reporters.[/p][p]"The good thing for us is that it is the first game we play at home (against them) ‌and we have the support of our ⁠fans, who will be supportive again ‌tomorrow night because that is what they have always been and will ​always be for this club."[/p][p]Liverpool, the Premier League champions, have struggled this season and were held to a 1-1 ​draw by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tottenham/UDg08Ohm/"]Tottenham Hotspur[/a] on Sunday, during which many supporters opted to leave the stadium early and others booed Slot and his ⁠players at full time.[/p][p][b]"It ​is never nice that they are frustrated because usually fans are not frustrated after you win. Second, people told me when I came here this club is different to other clubs - they will support a ‌manager for such a long time," [/b]Slot said.[/p][p]"If it is true (that fans are becoming restless), I don't feel this at all, then I must have done a lot of things wrong and that's never a nice feeling to have.[/p][p][b]"But I also know how the football industry works - winning can change a lot and that's what we are trying to achieve tomorrow night and we are completely ready for that - I can tell you that."[/b][/p][embed guid="d10ba634-1954-4ca9-bf89-4c3ef44abf80" url="https://x.com/LFC/status/2033957787810632061" social-type="twitter" /][p]The Dutch manager said ‌striker [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/isak-alexander/p41IV42c/"]Alexander Isak[/a] was not fit to play against Galatasaray, while ​he would decide on defender [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gomez-joe/SKt9dxk8/"]Joe Gomez[/a]'s participation on Wednesday.[/p][p][b]"He (Gomez) ‌wasn't ready to train today. He had too many issues after the last game,"[/b] he added.[/p][p]"Although he already had the issues after the first leg. It wasn't the plan to play him against Tottenham. But unfortunately, Ibou ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/konate-ibrahima/QJlbDbQe/"]Konate[/a]) felt discomfort in his ⁠hamstring. We couldn't take the ⁠risk of playing him, so ‌we had to play Joe."[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/galatasaray-riaqqurF/liverpool-lId4TMwf/?mid=WnhigfXF"]Follow Liverpool vs Galatasaray here[/a][/b].[/p]