Liverpool attacker Florian Wirtz does "not agree directly" with captain Virgil van Dijk's belief that they gave up in their FA Cup humiliation at Manchester City.

Reds boss Arne Slot also questioned Van Dijk's criticism, claiming he "didn't see players giving up" in the 4-0 quarter-final loss at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.

Slot and Wirtz were speaking ahead of Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final first leg at Paris Saint-Germain - another daunting game for Liverpool with the in-form holders having scored 15 goals in their last four games.

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Arne Slot responds to Van Dijk comments about 'giving up' against Manchester City in the FA Cup

Liverpool were 2-0 down at half-time at Man City, but conceded just five minutes after the restart, raising questions once again over their ability to handle setbacks.

Van Dijk said after the game on Saturday: "To come back from 3-0 is obviously very difficult here - but also you shouldn't give up and that's maybe, at a certain point, what happened."

Asked about Van Dijk's criticism ahead of the...