Liverpool warned PSG game could be 'massacre' as 'terrified' claim made

Luis Enrique's side is heavy favorite to secure a place in the Champions League semi-finals, and one former Premier League player has not held back in his damning assessment

Christophe Dugarry said he expects a one-sided affair when Liverpool travels to PSG in the Champions League

Former French international Christophe Dugarry has claimed Liverpool’s trip to Paris Saint-Germain could be a “massacre” and that Arne Slot’s side will “arrive terrified”.

The reigning European champions are heavy favorites ahead of the quarter-final first leg in Paris, with Liverpool heading to the Parc des Princes on the back of the 4-0 FA Cup mauling at the hands of Manchester City last weekend.

That has raised the pressure on Arne Slot, whose only hopes of lifting silverware this season rest on the Reds’ Champions League campaign. Given the side’s problems this season, few expect Liverpool to eliminate a team considered among Europe’s best.

Dugarray, a member of the victorious 1998 France World Cup squad, is certainly expecting a one-sided affair.

“It's going to be a walk in the park, honestly. Liverpool are disastrous,” the former Birmingham City striker told French radio station RMC.

“Fourteen wins, 10 losses, and 7 draws since the start of the season in the league. They're catastrophic.

“I'm not going to say they have bad players, but they don't play together. In my opinion, the difference in level is colossal. I think PSG will wrap up the quarter-final in the first leg.

Liverpool will face one of Europe's best across two legs in the Champions League(Image: Getty Images)

“Do you see Liverpool play? They have no legs, they have nothing. Technically, they have good players. They are not clumsy, but they play at two and a half miles an hour.

“When you see the intensity that Paris Saint-Germain manages to put in... it’s going to be a massacre.

“Just think, they just conceded four against Manchester City, who we saw against Real Madrid. Momentum is important in the second half of the season," he added.

“They're scared. Every English team has been thrashed for about a year and a half. Now they're all afraid of Paris Saint-Germain. I guarantee you they'll arrive terrified.”

Dugarry played 30 Premier League games for Brimingham between 2003 and 2004

Despite Dugarry’s provocative assessment of Liverpool’s chances, they’re not shared by Slot.

The Reds won at the Parc des Princes last season and while PSG went on to progress in the last-16 tie, the eventual winners required a penalty shootout at Anfield to secure their place in the quarter-finals. Even with Liverpool’s regression this season, Slot still believes his side is capable of finding improved levels.

“We are really looking forward to playing again against a really good side, like we played today. It is not the only objective we have; we also want to qualify for the Champions League next season as well. So there is still a lot to play for,” Slot told TNT Sports on Saturday.

“But in general, we feel we have had a lot of setbacks and disappointments. That is part of being a footballer and being a human being.

“It cannot always go positive, and you need to be there and stand up and that is what it is about now. Players that have shown so much quality in the past, now have a fantastic chance to show that against Paris Saint-Germain again.”