Arne Slot ranks Liverpool's dismal performances against PSG and Man City
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Liverpool was outclassed by Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinal, but Arne Slot is still taking the positives after the 4-0 thrashing at Manchester CityArne Slot insists he saw an improvement from Liverpool against PSG(Image: Getty Images)Arne Slot has insisted Liverpool’s defeat to Paris Saint-Germain was “far better” than what he saw from his side against Manchester City a few days earlier.The Reds have a mountain to climb in the second leg of their Champions League quarterfinal after falling to a 2-0 defeat in the French capital on Wednesday. The visitors recorded just three shots during the 90 minutes, none of which were on target, as opposed to PSG’s 18 shots, with some poor finishing meaning only six of those were on target.READ MORE: Steven Gerrard wants Liverpool to bring superstar back to Anfield after heroicsREAD MORE: Arne Slot explains why he didn't bring on Mohamed Salah against PSGAlthough it was another poor display, Slot still seemed to be encouraged, having seen what his side produced against City in the FA Cup beforehand.
“The players kept fighting to bring a result back to Anfield,” Slot told beIN Sports.“Of course not the result we wanted, but it’s far better than what we saw at the weekend when we had a tough time, where we conceded four goals, also goals where I saw lack of effort.“But today, I didn’t see a lack of effort. I saw unbelievable quality at the other end.Liverpool failed to record a single shot on target against PSG(Image: Getty Images)“But, I’ve said it in many interviews already, I saw the same last season when they were incredible over here.
A week later, we were at our best at Anfield because Anfield can and will make a difference for us next week.”Slot opted to play five at the back, with Joe Gomez playing alongside both Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate in a defense that was kept busy, with PSG recording 74 percent of the possession.Asked whether it was the right decision to bolster his defense, Slot responded: “That depends how you want to see it.“We had an extra man at the back because we tried to press them high multiple times, and most of these times when we did so, we were one vs one all over the place, which I think is an attacking mindset.Get LFC's 2025/26 season home and away kitsThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn moreFrom $100LFC.comSee the dealLiverpool's home and away strips for the 2025/26 season are the first in their new partnership with adidas.Fans can order jerseys in the US at Fanatics.com or via the LFC Online Store in both the US and across the world.“But I think those were also the moments they were five or six times in front of our goalkeeper.“As a result of that, there were large parts of the game where we had to be really close together in a low block because the game showed it’s not easy to play against this machine Luis Enrique had created with all these fast players, and they come from everywhere to press the ball, and as a result we played the way we did.”Liverpool.com says: We really are setting a low bar if getting completely played off the park by PSG is an improvement on what we saw at the weekend.The one positive Liverpool can take is that it’s only 2-0, which at least gives it a chance at Anfield next week, although you’d be hard-pressed to find anyone who’s expecting to get anything out of that second leg.