Wayne Rooney points finger at Liverpool 'leaders' over no show after PSG loss
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SportFootballWayne RooneyAmazon Prime pundit Wayne Rooney was left puzzled after defender Ibrahima Konate spoke to the media following Liverpool's Champions League exit against PSG at AnfieldWayne Rooney questioned why Liverpool's leaders failed to do post-match interview duty in the wake of their exit from the Champions League at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain.The Premier League champions headed into Tuesday night's second leg at Anfield needing to overturn a two-goal deficit following last week's loss in France. Unfortunately for Arne Slot's men, they were unable to get the job done on home turf, with two late goals from Ousmane Dembele giving PSG a 4-0 aggregate victory.Ibrahima Konate spoke to Amazon Prime in the immediate aftermath of the quarter-final defeat, which means Liverpool will end the season without silverware.But Rooney was surprised to hear from Konate rather than other senior figures given the magnitude of the result and what it means for the Reds' season.READ MORE: Liverpool dumped out of Champions League by PSG to end season trophyless - 5 talking pointsREAD MORE: Liverpool player ratings: Alexander Isak flops as Reds crash out of Champions LeagueThe former Manchester United and England striker told Amazon: "I'm surprised to see him come out and talk.
I don't think I've ever heard Konate do an interview, it would've been nice to see one of the leaders come out, when you go out of a competition you want to hear from one of the leaders."I know they do come out and do a lot of the interviews but I think that was the wrong time for Konate to come out and do the interview."While defeat means Liverpool will not win a trophy this season, they do still have a strong chance of qualifying for next season's Champions League with six league fixtures remaining.And Konate believes Liverpool showed enough against the reigning European champions to prove that they can go and finish the season strongly in the Premier League.He told Amazon: "Many things happened and we don't have to forget that. The game today meant a lot of things because against PSG, who are a bit better than last season, to make a performance like that we have to build from that and realise how good we can be."It is minimum standard for Liverpool to play Champions League.
We have six games left and we have to give all in those six games."Join our new WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Mirror Football content. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like.