Slot: Liverpool Must Now Focus on Top Five Finish in EPL After PSG Defeat
Liverpool manager Arne Slot admitted his side showed improvement despite bowing out of the Champions League with a 4-0 aggregate defeat to Paris Saint-Germain, capped by a 2-0 loss at Anfield on Tuesday night.
‘Last week was of course tough and very difficult but we showed in a week that we can improve a lot and it is a big compliment to the players that they showed how they could be,’ Slot told Amazon Prime.
‘The players kept on going, even after going 1-0 down and that is a big compliment to them. If you look at xG we should have scored two but didn’t score one, and that has happened far too often this season.’
Slot acknowledged the disappointment of missing out on silverware but insisted the focus now shifts to securing a top-five Premier League finish.
‘Of course. That is what we have to play for now in the coming weeks. The good thing is Alex [Isak] is back, well able to make minutes.’
He also highlighted the club’s ongoing transition, with significant turnover in the squad.
‘Much has been said that the club is in a transition. The club has sold 8-10 players to make money to sign five or so very talented players. We have to sell to buy. We are losing some players on a free transfer.
‘It is a big challenge in the summer but the club has shown this model works. As I said many times the future looks very good, especially if we can sign players after good players leaving this summer.’
