Jamie Carragher said Arne Slot got his tactics "massively wrong" and that Virgil van Dijk will be pleading with him not to use a back five again after Liverpool were outclassed by Paris Saint-Germain.

Liverpool were left with a huge task to reach the Champions League last four after a 2-0 quarter-final first leg loss to the holders which, according to Carragher, could easily have been "five or six".

Desire Doue and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia were on target as Luis Enrique's side condemned Liverpool to a 16th defeat of the season but they missed a succession of chances to further extend their lead and also had two penalty appeals turned down by VAR.

Liverpool took Paris Saint-Germain to penalties at the last-16 stage last season but Carragher was alarmed by the extent of PSG's superiority a year later as the Reds' poor season continued.

Image: Hugo Ekitike shows dejection after Liverpool concede the second goal

"That was like watching a team from a lower division," he said on CBS Sports Golazo. "The gulf in class was very worrying from a Liverpool point of view.

"In some ways, it's a great result as...