Liverpool F.C. Manager Arne Slot speaks during a press conference (Photo by Mustafa Yalçın/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Arne Slot has challenged his Liverpool players to "play from the first to the last second" at Paris Saint-Germain or risk another humiliation like Saturday's FA Cup exit at Manchester City.

The Reds were humbled 4-0 in the Etihad quarter-final as Erling Haaland scored a hat-trick alongside Antoine Semenyo's effort in a 20-minute spell either side of half-time.

Slot accepts that another performance at the Parc des Princes against European champions PSG will likely end in similarly damaging defeat on Wednesday night, but the 2025 Premier League winner is taking heart from his team's first 35 minutes on Saturday lunchtime.

"What gives me belief? The first 35 minutes, because it is not the first setback we have had," Slot said.

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