Slot's Isak gamble backfires as Liverpool trophy hopes end

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Now the question is whether Slot and Liverpool will be back in the Champions League next season.Slot made the bold call to start Alexander Isak for the first time since December after his ankle injury, and revealed before the match that he was only fit to play for one half. There was one header from a set-piece and one great run in behind [Willian] Pacho where he was really close to scoring, which was eventually offside," he said."It's good to have him back.

He was ready and if I thought he wasn't ready then I wouldn't have played him."But the Liverpool boss' decision was questionable, particularly given the way Liverpool threatened after the break once Gakpo came on."That line-up to start was complete nonsense," said Julien Laurens on 5 Live. Tonight he cannot get it wrong.

He is not fit. That's partly due to the injury he sustained against Tottenham, but sitting out pre-season, he has not got one ounce of fitness in him this season and it tells."And you think you can put him against PSG, in your biggest game of the season against the best team in Europe, and think you get a performance in 45 minutes?