Predicted Liverpool starting line-up v PSG | OneFootball

Liverpool will look to progress to the next stage when they face Paris Saint-Germain in the second leg of the Champions League round of 16 tie at Anfield.

The Reds have taken a slender 1-0 lead from the first leg, but as Arne Slot suggested in the press conference, PSG are more than capable of turning it around, and the tie is still fifty-fifty.

Liverpool were outplayed at Parc des Princes, but they somehow managed to pick up a crucial win, with Harvey Elliott netting the winner in the 87th minute after coming from the bench.

Slot stressed the importance of keeping possession in the second leg. Liverpool hardly managed to keep possession, and as a result, PSG were able to muster 27 shots on target.

Cody Gakpo is back in training for this crucial game against PSG, but he is likely to be involved from the bench.

Kostas Tsimikas was taken off at the break against Southampton, and Andy Robertson is expected to retain his place in the first team.

Alex MacAllister is almost certain to start alongside Ryan Gravenberch. Slot needs to decide whether to start with an extra midfielder or keep faith in a striker upfront, either Diogo Jota or Darwin Nunez.

It appears that Slot will try to frustrate PSG, who will be looking to attack to score the equalising goal, by stopping them from dominating the midfield.

Against Manchester City, Liverpool started with four midfielders, and Curtis Jones and Dominik Szoboszlai worked incredibly hard to prevent Pep Guardiola’s side from playing their natural passing football.

The Reds could implement a similar strategy here. In such a scenario, Nunez, 25, is likely to be used from the bench purely for tactical reasons. Jones will get the nod ahead of him.

Predicted Liverpool starting XI v PSG: Alisson, Van Dijk, Konate, Alexander-Arnold, Robertson, Gravenberch, Jones, MacAllister, Szoboszlai, Diaz, Salah.