Liverpool boss Arne Slot will welcome back Cody Gakpo for the visit of PSG on Tuesday (Image: GETTY)
Liverpool boss has confirmed that Cody Gakpo will be available for the visit of in the on Tuesday night. The Netherlands forward missed his side’s Premier League clash with Southampton on Saturday due to a muscle problem.
will be aiming to secure their safe passage through to the Champions League quarter-finals when they take on PSG at Anfield. The Reds were dominated by their French opponents during the first leg of their last-16 showdown at the Parc des Princes last week. But Slot’s men somehow after Harvey Elliott came off the bench and fired in the winner with his first touch in the closing stages.
Slot addressed the media ahead of the second leg at Anfield, where he issued an update on Gakpo’s availability.
And the former Feyenoord boss also touched upon reports that PSG players had become even more confident of progressing to the last-16 in the aftermath of the first leg.
“Some of them have said and Bayern [Munich] were better, from what I have heard,” Slot explained. “PSG improved a lot in these two or three months and they played away. I saw both of those games [against and Bayern Munich] – PSG have improved a lot.
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Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo will be available for his side’s clash with PSG on Tuesday (Image: GETTY)
“They press all over the pitch now, so they have changed. And yeah, it’s up to them how they felt. I cannot influence what they felt. Don’t even know if it is true or not. I am hoping they have a different opinion tomorrow.
“This is the most complete team we’ve faced so far. Of course we have played , Real [Madrid], but the quality PSG have – probably the richest club – but 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 – work-rate incredible. [That’s] why we have to be at our best tomorrow.”
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According to , PSG’s confidence has grown following their defeat to the Reds last week and the players are convinced they can win the tie. And seeking revenge over Slot’s side has become an obsession for the Ligue 1 giants.
will face a clash with either Club Brugge or Aston Villa if they get the better of PSG on Tuesday. And Slot added: “I don’t think anyone needs extra motivation – knockout stages in the Champions League, two of the best teams in Europe right now.
“PSG and we are two of those. No one needs motivation – not fans, players, staff. We are all looking forward to a game like this, we need to be at our best.”