Arne Slot has not made many mistakes at Liverpool but he might regret taking Diaz off for Gakpo and perhaps not testing out Federico Chiesa or just sticking with the former Porto man on the night.

Arne Slot cursed Liverpool’s luck for facing Paris Saint-Germain in the round-of-16 on Tuesday, but he failed to see the irony that it was partly his own fault.Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty

Liverpool are now out of the Champions League after coming up short against PSG over two legs, though winning the Premier League still makes this an excellent debut season for Arne Slot. Being quite so brilliant having added just one player (who’s done next to nothing) to his squad makes their seemingly serene path to glory all the more impressive,