Mbappe urges fans to back team during Marseille clash

Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe has urged the fans to back the team during their clash against Marseille next Sunday. 

The likes of Neymar, Lionel Messi have been subjected to boos by home fans in recent weeks following PSG's Champions League elimination at the hands of Real Madrid. 

After his hat-trick in the capital club's 6-1 destruction of Clermont on Saturday, Mbappé understood the frustrations of the supporters but expressed his desire for them to work in tandem with the players in what is the biggest game of the domestic season for both sides.

Ahead of this weekend's match against Marseille, Mbappe has called for the fans to back his team-mates, although he says the team is ready to play on with or without their support.

"We would love the supporters to be with us," said Mbappe to Canal+. "We understand their disappointment. If they're with us it would be amazing, if not, we'll do our job anyway."

PSG head coach Mauricio Pochettino has also pleaded for the fans' support. 

"Next Sunday against OM is not a bonus game, it's a special game. The supporters have every right to protest.

"We're a democracy, but we hope that they will be with us and that they will leave their disappointment and anger to one side. All that to demonstrate to the whole world a strong image of our club," Pochettino said.