Liverpool supervisor Arne Slot says Paris St-Germain are ‘probably the most full workforce we’ve confronted to this point’ 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 slim 1-0 win.
Slot has promised his aspect can be extra proactive at Anfield on Tuesday night time 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 sport 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 wish to play a special sport, the intention is at all times the identical – we’re not 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 house sport in opposition to Metropolis the place we did have the ball far more and it was far more of an equal sport.”
Requested whether or not it will require their greatest efficiency beneath him to this point Slot added: “Sure. I do assume so. That is probably the most full workforce we’ve confronted to this point.
“We’ve got 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 excellent supervisor it’s not simple to play in opposition to.”
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 aspect can’t anticipate the fabled European ambiance at Anfield.
“No participant within the workforce is not going to wish 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 wish to present that we’re able to enjoying a very good sport in Liverpool’s stadium.”