Former Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has slammed Paul Merson after the ex-Arsenal man claimed Liverpool should not bother with the Champions League and instead focus purely on the Premier League.
Van Gaal is absolutely right – the FA Cup, yes, but not the Champions League!
We can see what Merson means, but to sacrifice the Champions League is never going to happen – and nor should it.
The Reds don’t face Bayern Munich in the last-16 of the tournament until mid-February, with five league games to come until then.
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If anything, a victory over the two legs against Bayern would improve the players’ confidence and hopefully continue momentum, depending on the results between now and then.
With a squad much larger than in previous seasons, there is no reason why Liverpool can’t go far in both competitions – that’s exactly why investment was made in the likes of Fabinho and Naby Keita, as well as Xherdan Shaqiri.
Giving up on Europe is absolutely not going to happen.