UCL: ‘I was surprised’ – Enrique on Arne Slot’s decision in Liverpool’s defeat to PSG

PSG manager, Luis Enrique has expressed his astonishment regarding Liverpool boss, Arne Slot’s prime to usage a five-man defence successful the Reds 2-0 nonaccomplishment to the Ligue 1 giants successful the archetypal limb of the Champions League quarter-finals clash connected Wednesday.

PSG showcased a commanding show successful Paris, with Desire Doue and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia each netting a extremity successful their respective halves for the reigning Champions League champions.

For the lucifer successful the French capital, Slot decided connected a backmost 3 consisting of Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk, and Joe Gomez, portion Jeremie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez functioned arsenic wing-backs.

Nevertheless, Liverpool recovered it challenging to airs a menace to PSG, failing to grounds a azygous changeable connected people and managing lone 26 percent possession.

Following PSG’s triumph, Luis Enrique was inquired astir his absorption to Slot’s determination to initiate the lucifer with a antiaircraft setup.

“It’s a astonishment due to the fact that it’s the archetypal clip Arne Slot has played with 3 astatine the backmost this year,” Luis Enrique remarked to Canal Plus.

“It indicated that they are evolving and experimenting with caller strategies, which is rather normal. We are accustomed to opponents adjusting to our style, truthful determination are nary c...