Liverpool legend picks who to blame between Arne Slot and players for PSG woe

Below is a summary of the full article. Click here for the full version from Daily Express or go back to LFC Live.

Graeme Souness has defended Arne Slot and placed blame on Liverpool's players after their defeat to PSG. "I'm not saying he's without blame - when you're the manager, you're answerable for everything that goes wrong - but I'd start with the players."There's a stat out there showing they consistently run less than the opposition.

It's when you don't have the ball that the hard work really matters. I don't think the pressing has been good enough, and that makes the back four vulnerable."The players in the dressing room have to look at themselves for what's been an indifferent season."Liverpool have lost 17 matches so far this season (Image: Getty)Souness added: "In my Liverpool days, the message was simple: work as hard as the opposition and you'll be fine because you're good players.

That hasn't happened enough this season."For all the people who want to complicate the game with tactics and analysis, sometimes it's basic - you're not matching the opposition for effort."And when you've got the sort of quality Liverpool have, that's what I would be saying to them: on your day you can beat anyone. But the first thing you need to do is match the opposition's effort and Liverpool have not done that consistently this season."While they were outclassed by PSG in midweek, Liverpool have saved many of their finest displays of the campaign for the Champions League, most notably defeating fellow quarter-finalists Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid, as well as Marseille and Italian champions Inter Milan.Speaking to Sky Bet on behalf of the Express, Souness went on to say: "The Premier League is more demanding than anywhere else.