Liverpool supervisor Arne Slot says Paris St-Germain are ‘probably the most full workforce now we have confronted to date’ forward of their second-leg Champions League final 16 tie.
PSG had been excellent final week and compelled Alisson right into a career-high efficiency earlier than Harvey Elliott’s late objective gave the Reds a slender 1-0 win.
Slot has promised his facet will likely be extra proactive at Anfield on Tuesday night and he has no intention of sitting again on their slender benefit.
“Is there a distinction (main 1-0)? No. We attempt to play each recreation to attempt to win,” he mentioned.
“That can be what we tried to do final week, it wasn’t our intention to be so low (deep) on a regular basis.
“Tomorrow we need to play a unique recreation, the intention is at all times the identical – we aren’t going to go for a draw.
“At Manchester Metropolis away that wasn’t the state of affairs, at PSG that wasn’t the state of affairs. However we do take confidence from our residence recreation towards Metropolis the place we did have the ball way more and it was way more of an equal recreation.”
Requested whether or not it could require their greatest efficiency beneath him to date Slot added: “Sure. I do suppose so. That is probably the most full workforce now we have confronted to date.
“We’ve confronted Arsenal and Metropolis and they aren’t massive margins however the depth they (PSG) play at mixed with the standard – and they’re one of many richest golf equipment – and an incredible supervisor it isn’t simple to play towards.”
Slot has been boosted by the return of ahead Cody Gakpo after an harm. The winners of the tie will face both Membership Brugge or Aston Villa within the quarter-finals.
PSG boss Luis Enrique mentioned his facet can’t await the fabled European ambiance at Anfield.
“No participant within the workforce won’t need to play right here. It’s a legendary stadium within the historical past of soccer in Europe,” Enrique mentioned.
“It’s an enormous motivation for the gamers and as a workforce. We need to present that we’re able to enjoying a great recreation in Liverpool’s stadium.”
