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Liverpool's Dominik Szoboszlai reacts towards the away end following the 4-0 defeat at Manchester City (Mike Egerton/PA Wire)

Dominik Szoboszlai accused Liverpool of lacking fighting spirit as they crashed out of the FA Cup in a 4-0 thrashing at the hands of Manchester City.

Manager Arne Slot said it was an “unbelievable disappointment” and was critical of Liverpool’s defending in an 18-minute spell either side of half-time at the Etihad Stadium when they conceded four times, with Erling Haaland scoring a hat-trick and Antoine Semenyo getting City’s other goal as they reached an eighth consecutive FA Cup semi-final.

And Szoboszlai warned Liverpool’s season could end badly if they don’t show enough hunger again when they face Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Wednesday.

The midfielder told TNT Sports: “The fighting spirit wasn't there enough. The mentality wasn't there enough. None of us were there to be honest as much as we could.

"It's a hard time but we have to stick together. On Wednesday there is another chance but we have to get in our head this is not the season we would like to end.”

Arne Slot looks ahead to Liverpool's Champions League quarter-final against PSG

Liverpool face a daunting test at Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Wednesday and Arne Slot told TNT Sports:

“It’s very big and very important because it's not every season that you play a quarter-final of the Champions League. So we're really looking forward to that playing against a very good side again, like we played today against a very good sides. But we're looking forward to that.

“It’s not the only objective we have. We want to qualify for Champions League next season as well. So there's still for us a lot to play for, although in general we feel that we've had a lot, a lot of setbacks and disappointments, but that's also part of being a football player, part of being a human being.

“It cannot always go positive, and you have to be there and stand up when things are not so positive or negative, and that's what it is about now. And then players that have shown so much quality in the past now have a fantastic chance. To show that against Paris Saint-Germain as well.”