Manchester City vs Liverpool - CL Last 8 (2nd Leg)

[Liverpool]

Team picks itself


Karius
Trent Lovren VVD Roberton
AOC Gini Milner
Salah Bobby Mane

[Pablo]

How do we approach it tactically then? We don't need to score, but somehow you feel we'll have to. Sitting back isn't really a strength of ours. Do we just play our normal game and hope to get at least the one goal that should settle things?

You just know if they score first the pressure will be massive.

[The_weatherman]

I'm kind of hoping we just go at them for the first half, IF we score one goal their task is massive, IF we get two they'll lose their heads.

Look at Man Utd., as soon as they started to attack City they made their life difficult. So we should focus on our strengths first and foremost.

[Liverpool]

Same tactic from first game. Sit back.and figure them out for ten minutes then get into it. Hopefully a 10-15 spell in the first half will get us a goal and another one early in the second.

They haven't scored after 50 minutes in the last 7 games. Hopefully their legs have gone

[Buzzo]

It is not sounding massively encouraging regarding Salah.

Jurgen Klopp asked if the Premier League's top scorer Mohamed Salah will play on Tuesday.

"I am not sure 100%. At 5pm we train at Melwood and see if he will be part of the training and wait for the reaction tomorrow and then make a decision."

[The_weatherman]

It is not sounding massively encouraging regarding Salah.

He could be keeping Pep guessing though.

[Norbs]

How do we approach it tactically then? We don't need to score, but somehow you feel we'll have to. Sitting back isn't really a strength of ours. Do we just play our normal game and hope to get at least the one goal that should settle things?

You just know if they score first the pressure will be massive.

We're terrible trying to defend a lead so hoping we just go for it. At least that'll ebb the constant flow towards our goal

[Pablo]

I think the fact we're not sure how we'll approach it helps. If we don't know, Pep doesn't know either.

They have to attack, we don't. Yet we ****ing might!

We have the element of surprise to our advantage.

[Fosterbloke]

If he's not fit, put him on the bench regardless. At the very least, it will give them something to think about.

[Exiled_red]

I'm nervous as hell already, I know people are saying we have a 3-0 lead etc. The problem is they are capable of scoring 4 or 5 and we are capable of conceding 4 or 5. It would be rather embarrassing if we were to go out having won the first leg 3-0 but it is still possible. You only have to look at the league game to see one refereeing decision can or one crazy moment from one of our guys can make the difference, and while it would be bad to lose to anyone in these circumstances, losing to another English club would make it worse. There is so much on the line it is difficult not to be nervous.

[labourRed]

I watched the last game stone cold sober but i'm not going to be making that mistake again. I forgot how nerve-wracking the business end of a season can be when you've something to play for.

[fidget]

I've got the dentist at 7.00 for a cap fitting and my doom and gloom season ticket holding insane father in law is coming round so will have to get mightily stoned in the garage at half time

[Shaggy]

How do we approach it tactically then? We don't need to score, but somehow you feel we'll have to. Sitting back isn't really a strength of ours. Do we just play our normal game and hope to get at least the one goal that should settle things?

You just know if they score first the pressure will be massive.

Honestly can you recall a time when we've played anything other than our normal game in any game under Klopp? I can't. Although in fairness we've not played many two legged European games. I think we'll play our normal game.

[Chris]

Salah training!!! And Godbertson.

[RichC]

That is great news!