Pre-match

Alex Manninger interview

Having played for both clubs, we caught up with the retired goalkeeper for a chat about tonight's game.

The Austrian feels Salzburg are finally where they deserve to be after years of disappointment in regards to Champions League qualification.

But they come up against a force in the form of Jürgen Klopp's Liverpool this evening.

Manninger told Liverpoolfc.com: "It's the whole thing. Reaching and being in the Champions League, getting the draw and the first [away] game is Liverpool. It's something special.

"I still speak to people from the club and I said to them, 'Look, you see the draw will make you happy and then you can prepare for the best team in the world'. It's meant to be for them. They did so well for so many years.

"A couple of years ago when I joined [Liverpool], I said, 'There's something big growing'.

"I said to Jürgen, 'Unfortunately, I'm out now because I'm too old but something big is coming here'. He did it. And it's still not over, I think, there's still things to come."