Liverpool earned a 4-0 win over Galatasaray to move in the Champions League quarter-finals.

Arne Slot insisted that Liverpool’s high-octane performance against Galatasaray is something he has wanted more frequently this season but is often not been possible.

The Reds marched into the Champions League quarter-finals as they came from 1-0 behind on aggregate to beat the Turkish side 4-0 in the second leg at Anfield. Liverpool were on the front foot from the outset, with the intensity overwhelming Galatasaray.

Dominik Szoboszlai, Hugo Ekitike, Ryan Gravenberch and Mo Salah were on the scoresheet for the home side, who will face European Cup holders Paris Saint-Germain in the last eight.

Liverpool’s performance was a stark contrast from the 1-1 draw against Tottenham Hotspur and many tepid displays that have resulted in them sitting just fifth in the Premier League this season. Certainly, supporters will hope to see more of the same when the Reds travel to Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday.

Liverpool head coach Slot said: “I think tonight is not about tactics, it's mainly about the work they've put in, the support they got from the fans. And then, of course, tactics can help. But this work-rate, this intensity, this combination of play is always more important than tactics. But unfortunately we've played this tactic before – Frankfurt away, Inter Milan away and some other games – but usually this season then we've got a player injured, we couldn't do it again because then we miss out on a certain type in a certain position.”

Asked if the performance had to be the blueprint for the remainder of the season, Slot replied: “Yeah, but it's not as simple as you think to say, 'OK, if you can bring this tonight, you can bring this effort every single game you have.' There's an opponent to play against, there's a style of play. There are so many factors that why we could bring tonight what we could bring. I think it's fair to say for me – especially for all of you because you are following Liverpool so many times – that Anfield and the players can also rise to the occasion. I think there have been many, many, many moments or parts of games where we showed this but usually we have 10 minutes where we drop down a little bit or the other team takes over and that's 99 out of 100 times have been the moments where we conceded because that's the first chance of them and they scored.

“Now today that didn't happen because we did not concede at all and we didn't drop at all in terms of our intensity. So yeah, we would like us to perform every single time at this level. Unfortunately, for the fifth, sixth time now, I think that we only get two days' rest to go to Brighton, early kick-off. For me, that's not realistic. You see more and more players get injured in this period of time because it's such a tight schedule.

“We should have [been] given a bit more rest but that hasn't happened a lot to us this season. Brighton is an intense team we're going to face and we will bring the best game possible again on Saturday. But you cannot compare Brighton to Galatasaray, or you cannot compare Tottenham to Galatasaray. Every game has its own story. I hope this is the standard we are looking for, so let's see if we can bring that every single time from now on.”