Liverpool ready to finish off United
by Agency Staff
2016-03-17 05:00:00.0
PARIS — Five-time European champions Liverpool will aim to finish off eternal rivals Manchester United when England’s two most successful sides clash in the Europa League last 16, second leg, at Old Trafford on Thursday.
Leading 2-0 from the first leg at Anfield, Liverpool are well-placed to reach the quarterfinals of a competition that realistically represents the best chance for either club to qualify for next season’s Champions League.
Daniel Sturridge and Roberto Firmino scored as Jurgen Klopp’s side dominated the first European meeting between the two Premier League giants, and Sturridge says that Liverpool’s mind-set will not change despite their healthy advantage.
"We’ll approach the second leg exactly the same as we did the first leg. That’s the only way we know," he said.
"The Liverpool way is to win games, so we will go into the second leg and be positive … We are mentally prepared for every job we have ahead of us," Sturridge said.
Manchester United face a tough task to turn things around as Liverpool have kept four straight clean sheets in Europe and are unbeaten in nine games in this season’s competition. Borussia Dortmund will seek to protect a 3-0 lead as they head to Tottenham Hotspur on the back of their biggest win against an English side.
Spurs paid the price for resting Harry Kane and leaving Mousa Dembele and Erik Lamela on the bench as they were outclassed by Thomas Tuchel’s German title challengers.
However, Mauricio Pochettino’s men are undefeated in nine European home games — winning their last two at White Hart Lane by three-goal margins — although the Bundesliga giants represent a step up in class from previous opponents.
AFP
Daniel Sturridge. Picture: REUTERS/PHIL NOBLE
PARIS — Five-time European champions Liverpool will aim to finish off eternal rivals Manchester United when England’s two most successful sides clash in the Europa League last 16, second leg, at Old Trafford on Thursday.
Leading 2-0 from the first leg at Anfield, Liverpool are well-placed to reach the quarterfinals of a competition that realistically represents the best chance for either club to qualify for next season’s Champions League.
Daniel Sturridge and Roberto Firmino scored as Jurgen Klopp’s side dominated the first European meeting between the two Premier League giants, and Sturridge says that Liverpool’s mind-set will not change despite their healthy advantage.
"We’ll approach the second leg exactly the same as we did the first leg. That’s the only way we know," he said.
"The Liverpool way is to win games, so we will go into the second leg and be positive … We are mentally prepared for every job we have ahead of us," Sturridge said.
Manchester United face a tough task to turn things around as Liverpool have kept four straight clean sheets in Europe and are unbeaten in nine games in this season’s competition. Borussia Dortmund will seek to protect a 3-0 lead as they head to Tottenham Hotspur on the back of their biggest win against an English side.
Spurs paid the price for resting Harry Kane and leaving Mousa Dembele and Erik Lamela on the bench as they were outclassed by Thomas Tuchel’s German title challengers.
However, Mauricio Pochettino’s men are undefeated in nine European home games — winning their last two at White Hart Lane by three-goal margins — although the Bundesliga giants represent a step up in class from previous opponents.
AFP
