Arne Slot gives reason why he left Mohamed Salah on the Liverpool bench in PSG loss

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All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook page“In last part of game it was more about surviving than us having a chance to score," Slot said when asked why Salah wasn't called for."You never know, as last season we scored five minutes before the end through Harvey Elliott when I took Mo off. But maybe also in the period of season we are in survival mode."We try to find ways where we can try to make sure that their qualities aren’t seen that much but it’s really hard to do against this team."On the decision to play a back five for the first time with a full senior squad in his Liverpool career, Slot added: “They have pace from everywhere all over the pitch, incredible pace."(Achraf) Hakimi and Nuno Mendes are an unbelievable threat apart from all the others, so we played them with (Jeremie) Frimpong and (Milos) Kerkez.

That was the thinking behind it.“In that way, I thought we could try to press them really high and aggressive. Usually players like Milos and Jeremie are better equipped to do that than out-and-out wingers.“But you could see almost every time we tried to do that, those where the moments where we were completely ripped apart, they had five or six chances.

A lot of teams have played a lot of tactics here but the result is always the same – Paris Saint-Germain blowing everyone away.“I am convinced that we can show something different in less than a week’s time. I am convinced we will play a much more similar game as we played last season at home."Choose Liverpool Echo as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.Arne SlotLiverpool FCUEFA Champions League