'Like watching a team from a lower division': Carragher says something was 'very worrying' about Liverpool vs PSG
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Jamie Carragher thinks Liverpool played like a team who were several levels below Paris Saint-Germain during their Champions League defeat on Wednesday.The Reds eventually lost 2-0 to the European champions, but could easily have been out of sight ahead of next week’s second-leg at Anfield.Despite some hope remaining of a sensational Liverpool turnaround, Carragher suggested that the gap in quality between the two teams means this tie is likely done and dusted. Do you still think Liverpool can turn the quarter-final around at Anfield?
2-0 down vs PSG, it's going to be some ask from here… Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP via Getty Images Carragher highlights gulf in class between Liverpool and PSGAlthough Liverpool ultimately ‘only’ lost by two goals on Wednesday, they could easily have shipped far, far more at the Parc des Princes.At times it was ridiculously easy for PSG to cut through them, while the Reds did not have a single shot on target all game long.Watching on while covering the game for CBS Sports Golazo, Carragher delivered a brutal assessment of his former team’s performance.“That, what we’ve just saw tonight, was like watching a team from a lower division playing someone [much better],” Carragher said. Photo by Xavier Laine/Getty ImagesREAD MORE: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia makes claim about Anfield straight after scoring against Liverpool“The gulf in class was very worrying from a Liverpool point of view.
What we’ve seen tonight from PSG, last night from Bayern Munich, was a joy to watch.”That gulf in quality is exactly why it feels impossible that Liverpool can turn this around at Anfield next week.Amid the chaos of the Reds’ home stadium anything can happen, but this team just looks as though they are waiting to be put out of their misery. Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox