Slot must to drop Mac Allister for Liverpool to get past PSG next week
Liverpool suffered a 2-0 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in their Champions League quarter-final meeting.The French side made light work of a Liverpool side that looked several levels below their counte...
Slot must to drop Mac Allister for Liverpool to get past PSG next week Liverpool suffered a 2-0 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in their Champions League quarter-final meeting. The French side made light work of a Liverpool side that looked several levels below their counterparts. While Liverpool still have a shot of making the semi-finals after the second leg next week at Anfield, manager Arne Slot will have to make some tough calls.
One of them will have to be dropping midfielder Alexis Mac Allister, who continues to struggle in the engine room. After a stellar 2024/25 campaign, Mac Allister looks worn out this term and is a shadow of the player who played a key role in Liverpool’s league title triumph. The Liverpool ace was very poor against PSG.
He gave the ball away in dangerous situations, almost costing the reigning Premier League champions. He was booked for a cynical foul on Desire Doue and never quite settled. The Daily Mail gave him a 5/10 rating.
Mac Allister lost possession seven times and won only 5/13 duels. He was also dribbled past on three occasions. PSG easily played around him and Ryan Gravenberch in the engine room, even when Florian Wirtz and Dominik Szoboszlai dropped back to provide help.