Liverpool 2-1 Bordeaux

Asked to elaborate on what his problem is with the 27-year-old’s game, Grobbelaar felt he is not the complete package as a keeper and even claimed to have a better option on his books at Canadian outfit Ottawa Fury, where he is now coaching.

Liverpool became the second English side to book their place in the last 32 of the Europa League on Thursday night, following Tottenham into the knockout stages courtesy of a 2-1 comeback win against Bordeaux. “Not having four strikers on the pitch in the hope of scoring more goals”. Referee Alon Yefet awarded Bordeaux an indirect free-kick which was quickly played to Henri Saivet to fire home.

The legendary midfielder left Liverpool in the summer to move Stateside and join LA Galaxy midway through their campaign, with Gerrard now looking to maintain his fitness levels ahead of his first full season in America.

“The first half was OK, the start of the second half was OK”.

The reverse fixture ended in a 1-1 draw – Jussie cancelling out Adam Lallana’s opener – but Liverpool have won 10 of their 13 home meetings with French clubs.

Liverpool probable starting line-up: Mignolet; Clyne, Toure, Lovren, Moreno; Milner, Lucas, Allen; Lallana, Benteke, Ibe. “A good moment, for a few minutes or more, we’ll see”.

John Giles reckons Jurgen Klopp’s personality traits and past history make him a ideal fit for the challenge at Liverpool.

He told BT Sport: “There is no bad news tonight because we knew the before the game Bordeaux are much better than their situation in the table”.

“After the half-time score, Bordeaux had to go with a little bit more risk and it was more hard for us because we lost a little bit of the control in the game”. “But I think after the last game against Man City, we have a lot of confidence in ourselves and hopefully we can repeat the kind of result we got at the weekend”.