Mansloth is convinced Liverpool will create something special in their rematch against Paris Saint-Germain.

The second leg of the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals will take place, with Liverpool hosting defending champions Paris Saint-Germain at Anfield. At a press conference, Sloot stated that he believes the Reds have the ability to create something special, but also need to perform even better.

In the first leg, Liverpool conceded goals to Due and Kvalatschlia and ultimately lost 0-2 to Paris Saint-Germain away from home, failing to lay the foundation for advancing to the semi-finals.

However, in the earlier Premier League match, Liverpool defeated Fulham 2-0 after goals from Ngumoha and Salah, successfully giving the players a boost of morale.

Liverpool manager Sloot said, "The game felt completely different then, but the final result was 0-2. Secondly, we have shown the ability to perform well in many key matches this season. Of course, we have had our off days, but we have been involved in many important games and have actually performed very well."

“Not all the players have worked with me for a year and a half, but for those who have, we’ve scored at least two goals in 36 of the 49 home games we’ve played. Not all of those 49 games were against Paris Saint-Germain, I understand that. But we also know that the opponents we face at Anfield are just as strong, whether in the Premier League or the Champions League.”

Sloth emphasized, "So we believe we can create something special tomorrow, but we have to play exceptionally well to achieve our goal because our opponents are the European champions, which makes the task more challenging, but it's not impossible."

Aggression must be shown

"If you look back at the previous games, you'll see that we pressed high up the pitch many times. Unfortunately, after seven or eight of those presses, they ended up one-on-one with our goalkeeper. So, we will still take the risk. Because it's something we have to do. To win the ball back from them, we have to press, but we've also seen how difficult it is to win possession against these players. It's the same as last season, and the games at Anfield last season helped us a lot, and I expect it to be the same tomorrow."

Sloth pointed out, "We have to find the perfect balance between attack and overall balance, but to attack, you must first have possession of the ball. Winning back possession is much more complicated than the two full-backs that everyone is talking about. You need to do well in many areas before the strikers can attack. That's why, whether it's us or other clubs, our best attacking players also have excellent defensive abilities, because you can only score goals if you have possession of the ball."

"In our last encounter, they had 76% possession, which is the first thing we need to change. We need to have more possession. If we can control the ball more, it becomes very important to have an attacking threat on the field, and we will do that tomorrow."

In addition, Slaughter said, "We certainly know that we need an extraordinary performance to advance to the next round, but it's normal to be down 0-2 against the European champions after the first leg. To put it more optimistically, we've scored more than two goals in previous seasons."

"First, we need to focus on the task at hand, play aggressively from the start, and make sure we get back into the competition. The best way to do that, of course, is to score first. I know people might say they scored first here last season, or Arsenal also scored first. I know they will try to score the first goal, but that's something we will definitely try to do as well."

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