Liverpool Manager Says Team Will Play To Win PSG
Liverpool manager, Arne Slot, has said his team will play to win rather than look to defend its 1-0 lead when they host Paris St Germain, in their UEFA Champions League second-leg at Anfield on Tuesday.
The Premier League leaders are ahead in the tie after Harvey Elliott scored a last-gasp winner and goalkeeper Alisson put in a brilliant display as Liverpool beat PSG in Paris last week.
“We try to win every game,” Slot told reporters on Monday. “We want a different game (than last week) and our intentions are the same, we don’t want a draw. We want the ball as much as we can.”
Slot said he will have Cody Gakpo back in the squad after the Netherlands forward trained on Monday. Gakpo missed three of Liverpool’s last five league games due to an ankle injury.
Liverpool’s quest for a UEFA Champions League quarter-final spot is part of a huge week in the team’s season. They extended its lead atop the Premier League to 15 points after winning 3-1 at home to Southampton, before second-placed Arsenal were held to a 1-1 draw at Manchester United.
They can win their first trophy of the season on Sunday when they play Newcastle United in the League Cup final at Wembley. Slot laughed, however, when asked if he was dreaming of silverware this week.
“No, you don’t dream, you have to work really hard to prepare the team the best way,” Slot added. “I try to do this every game. When you have a game like last week (at PSG) you wonder if you can even sleep.”
“I don’t dream this week. We are focused and the week started off well Saturday and now we look forward to tomorrow, everyone looks forward to a game like this. The result (in the first leg) was ours, but the performance was for them.”
“We are 1-0 up and it gives us confidence; the performance (gives PSG confidence). This is the most complete team we have faced so far. They have so much quality with a great coach (Luis Enrique). He lets them play in a way that is not easy to play against; (their)work-rate is incredible,” he said.
Tuesday’s UEFA Champions League matches
Barcelona Vs Benfica
Bayer Leverkusen Vs Bayern Munich
Inter Milan Vs Feyenoord
Liverpool Vs PSG.
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