The squad should be strong enough to progress to the next round…
Brendan Rodgers has said that the Besiktas pitch at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium could in-fact benefit Liverpool and help them progress to the last-16 of the Europa League.
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We go into the tie in great form, unbeaten since the turn of the year and head to Turkey with a 1-0 lead against Slaven Bilic’s side.
Despite a number of key players potentially missing the tie in Philippe Coutinho, Jordan Henderson, Mahmadou Sakho, Steven Gerrard and Lucas, the Reds should be confident of a victory.
Given the pace of our forwards and wingers in the side, you’d expect Daniel Sturridge, Jordan Ibe and Raheem Sterling to have a field day.
See what the manager had to say below: