Steven Gerrard says exactly what Liverpool fans don't want to hear with PSG prediction
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Liverpool will face Paris Saint-Germain in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, but Reds legend Steven Gerrard isn't feeling too confident about his old side's chancesSteven Gerrard has tipped PSG to win this season's Champions League(Image: TNT Sports)Steven Gerrard has tipped Paris Saint-Germain to win this season’s Champions League, which Liverpool fans won’t be too happy to hear.The Reds will face the defending European champions in the quarter-finals next month after knocking out Galatasaray, with a comprehensive 4-0 win at Anfield on Wednesday seeing them bounce back after defeat in Istanbul.Arne Slot’s side will be eyeing up revenge after being knocked out of last season’s competition by PSG, with Luis Enrique’s team then going on to lift its first European title, having needed penalties at Anfield to eventually overcome the Reds in a tight tie.READ MORE: PSG manager Luis Enrique has already made it clear what he thinks of Arne Slot and LiverpoolREAD MORE: Arne Slot reveals when he expects Alexander Isak to return from injury after Sweden omissionThe French champions made light work of Chelsea in the last-16, putting eight past the Blues across both legs as they breezed through to the quarter-finals, and unfortunately for Liverpool, Gerrard can’t see his old side stopping them either.Analyzing the performances of the English teams in the Champions League last-16, Gerrard told TNT Sports: “A couple of teams had really difficult games.“Newcastle against Barcelona, very much the underdogs, middle of the Premier League, they’re not having a fantastic season, so that was no surprise. PSG are the favorites for me, I think they’ll go on and win the competition.
Liverpool play them next which is going to be really tough from a Liverpool perspective.”Liverpool will face PSG in the quarter-finals of the Champions League(Image: Getty Images)Gerrard added: “So, a few surprises in terms of scorelines. I expected Spurs to go out in the form they’re in, I think they’ve got to focus more on survival in the Premier League.“I think in terms of Manchester City, they lost their tie in the first game.
“I think you saw the two sides of Liverpool within the week.“The Spurs performance was miles off, very flat, not good enough out of possession, dropping points at home against a team that have really been struggling, so that was a big surprise. But the performance wasn’t because there’s been too many of them this season.“But then Wednesday night, the crowd, the atmosphere, the buzz before a ball was kicked, it just felt different, and Liverpool had to come out and put in a completely different performance, and they did from start to finish.