I played for Liverpool in Merseyside derby - here's why I'm worried despite PSG positives

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There's no time for the reigning Premier League champions to lick their wounds from their European defeat and they'll need to win away without the injured Hugo Ekitike."I just thought there were some really good signs in that game and the fans were noisy," Matteo told Mirror Football via BetSelect.co.uk. All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook pageHe continued: "Sometimes when you're playing a team like that, like Paris, if you don't take your chances eventually, they will get a few, and they did.

And then they punished us."So I think there's that kind of level, but I did see a better performance, a more grounded performance and you could even see in the manager's face, that obviously they've lost and they're gutted and they're out of the Champions League in the quarters, but there were signs that there was a little bit of improvement in that last game."The only thing we haven't been is consistent. But I just think all season, we haven't been consistent, and anyone knows if you're a club like a Liverpool, if you're not consistent, eventually you do get found out."Matteo doesn't anticipate Liverpool having much difficulty psyching themselves up for a derby in general terms.

"It's all about winning your personal battles all over the pitch, and I don't think we've done enough of that," he said."I think Everton have won a lot of personal battles and are maybe a little bit more determined to defend. I think looking at Everton, they might be a little bit more vocal, and we've got to make sure we are [too] and give the Liverpool fans what they want.