Read our Privacy noticeSteven Gerrard has blasted Arne Slot for suggesting that Liverpool’s Champions League exit to Paris Saint-Germain last season contributed to the club winning the Premier League. Under fresh criticism following Saturday’s stoppage-time defeat to Bournemouth, Reds manager Slot argued in Tuesday’s press conference that his squad were aided in their pursuit of domestic success by their European failure, which saw eventual champions PSG emerge victorious on penalties at Anfield. To sort of say that helped them is a body blow for the fans really because the fans have been on the journey, they pay good money to follow the team in the UCL games. “The frustration and the emotion of going out of the UCL, for a player or a fan, it hurts. Gerrard said: “Knowing Richard Hughes, and Michael Edwards a little bit more, they’ll want to rally around the manager.