Steven Gerrard names PSG’s ‘biggest problem’ after Champions League final win

PSG hammered Inter to win the Champions League final (Getty)

Steven Gerrard believes Paris Saint-Germain could now face a ‘big problem’ in the summer transfer window after their 5-0 win against Inter in the Champions League final.

Luis Enrique’s side hammered Inter in Saturday’s final with Desire Doue scoring twice, while Achraf Hakimi, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and 19-year-old substitute Senny Mayulu also found the net in an impressive performance at the Allianz Arena.

PSG impressed during the knockout stages of the Champions League this season as they eliminated Liverpool, Aston Villa and Arsenal en route to the final.

And Gerrard believes the newly crowned European champions face a difficult task in improving Luis Enrique’s squad before the start of next season.

‘The biggest problem they’ve got, if they’ve got a problem, is where do they go to improve it?’ Gerrard asked.

‘Do they give the recruitment some time off? Who is out there, who is available, who can come in and take this team to the next level? Because they’ve got everything.’

Steven Gerrard has hailed Vitinha as ‘the new Xavi’ (AMA/Getty)

Gerrard also hailed PSG’s Vitinha as ‘the new Xavi’ after another impressive display at the heart of Luis Enrique’s midfield.

‘We spoke before the game – does he deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as Ancelotti, Jose Mourinho, Pep Guardiola? The answer is yes, it’s such an emphatic way as well,’ Gerrard said on TNT Sports.

‘This team he’s put together, it can beat you in any way, it can beat you with speed, it can beat you with quality, it can force you into a low block and have the variety to open low blocks up, it’s fantastic with set-pieces, it’s got so any game-changers. The talent across this squad… it’s a special group of players and they’re getting coached by a special person as well.

‘There’s one way to answer it – go and put in the best Champions League performance there’s ever been. I’m 45 years of age and I’ve never seen a performance like that. Challenge that.

‘To a man, there’s no ego, they’re prepared to do the dirty work.

‘I think they were 4-0 up and both wingers were chasing back to regain the ball. They’re prepared to do the hard yards, they fight for each other, they survive when they need to survive.

‘They’re an all-round good team, they’re brilliant at both sides of the game.’

Owen Hargreaves then said: What about Vitinha? It’s like he had the freedom of the pitch, nobody got near him at any point.

Gerrard replied: ‘The new Xavi, he’s the new Xavi.’

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