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Liverpool's squad held an emergency meeting following Saturday's defeat away to Manchester City in the FA Cup. The Reds had started the match well, but began to fade away as the first half progressed, and by the hour mark found themselves 4-0 behind.

Mohamed Salah missed the chance to pull one back for Liverpool, with the soon-to-be-departing winger missing a penalty. But it was unlikely to have made much difference, with the result marking the latest low point in a sorry season for Arne Slot and co.

The Sun claim that the players held a summit following the City defeat, as they look to banish the demons ahead of Wednesday's clash with Paris Saint-Germain. The six-time European champions face the current holders in Paris, just weeks after the Ligue 1 outfit stuck eight past Chelsea across two legs.

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It's a daunting task for Liverpool, with suggestions that Slot might not see the end of the season, should his side suffer a similarly humiliating defeat. Liverpool's travelling fans were heard singing songs in favour of former midfielder Xabi Alonso while leaving the Etihad Stadium on Saturday, with the Spanish coach having been linked with an Anfield return.

Speaking after his side's 15th defeat of the season, Slot said: "I don't think you have to ask me about the result, because that speaks for itself. That's an unbelievable disappointment. Losing is already a disappointment, losing with 4-0 and in the quarter-final of the FA Cup against a team which Liverpool played so many times great games against - or fights against - and then losing 4-0 is, of course, a big disappointment. The 20 minutes where we conceded four goals were not of our standards...

"I wouldn't like to point out to individuals after a loss like this or after a disappointing season that we are having. I think it's about the team. Mo [Salah] had a few good chances, which is always important because you want players like him to get chances, and I think that's what in general we did this season, getting him or other players in good positions.

"Unfortunately, if you look at not only today but the whole season, the amount of goals we scored is far too low for the amount of chances we created, but definitely for the Liverpool standard."

Following Liverpool's Champions League tie, they have a Saturday tea-time clash against Fulham to look forward to. The second leg in Merseyside follows, before a first-ever derby against Everton at the Hill Dickinson Stadium.