Liverpool fans have two game-changing positives to cling onto from PSG despite UCL setback - opinion

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Although they lost against Paris Saint-Germain in fairly convincing fashion on Wednesday, Liverpool fans can still take some positives from the match.The Reds did not play well at all at the Parc des Princes, and the eventual 2-0 scoreline means they are likely heading out of the competition after next week’s second-leg at Anfield.However, the promising return of Alexander Isak in particular should give supporters hope that better days lie ahead, while Giorgi Mamardashvili showed that Liverpool are in safe hands between the sticks until Alisson returns. 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 Positive number one: Isak looks surprisingly sharpWhile the big team news on Wednesday was that Mohamed Salah was left out of the starting XI, it was perhaps slightly overlooked that he was joined on the bench by Isak.The Swede came on for the final 15 minutes, and though it was impossible for him to make any kind of real impact on the game, he looked sharp for a player who has missed more than three months.There were some nice touches thrown in, and, for all the lack of service around him, Isak’s movement up front was encouraging.If Liverpool are to stand any chance of turning things around next week, and indeed to finish as high as possible in the Premier League, their No. Photo by Ibrahim Ezzat/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesREAD MORE: Jermaine Pennant claims PSG defeat proved Arne Slot has turned Liverpool into a ‘disaster’Positive number two: Mamardashvili proves his qualityIt was during last year’s clash with PSG that Alisson showed just how pivotal he is to Liverpool’s success.The memory of the Brazilian’s ridiculous display cannot have helped Mamardashvili heading into Wednesday’s game, but if he was feeling the weight of taking on starting duties, then he did not show it.The Georgian has found things tough going since joining Liverpool, but his performance at the Parc des Princes was easily his best so far for the club.Without his key saves from Desire Doue and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Liverpool would have been well and truly out of the tie already.

What should Liverpool do with Alisson Becker? 🐐 Liverpool are triggering that extension to 2027… but the summer exit door is still wide open 🚪😬Photo by Charlotte Wilson/Offside/Offside via Getty ImagesGiorgi Mamardashvili will be watching closely… Anything else for fans to cling onto? Before then, though, do not count Liverpool out just yet.