And while Enrique insisted he was not overlooking their Ligue 1 clash with Rennes at the weekend, he conceded that Liverpool have been taking up some of his attention.

“I lied to you.

Of course, I think about Liverpool, like everyone else,” he said after watching PSG win 4-1 on Saturday.



“I’ve been thinking about the games against Liverpool for a while, since the draw already.

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“But I also think that I have to highlight my team, my players, the mentality of all the players in the team, all of them.

I think that to be able to compete, to fight for all the titles and to represent a club like ours, they have the right mentality(

PSG have work to do at Anfield after Harvey Elliott gave Liverpool a 1-0 win in last week's first leg.

PSG managed to get through their domestic duties at the weekend unscathed, meaning Enrique has no new selection concerns ahead of midweek.

The same 22 men who made up PSG's squad last week will travel to Liverpool with a view to upsetting Arne Slot's team, who are fast becoming one of the favourites to go all the way in this year's new-look competition after topping the group phase.

Enrique continued: “I think all the players are fine.