Liverpool star falls ill on the eve of the Sevilla game

Liverpool last faced opponents Sevilla in the Europa League final in 2016, when they lost 3-1 as the Andalusians claimed a third consecutive title.

Jurgen Klopp will take charge of his first Champions League game as Liverpool manager on Wednesday night – and new Betfair customers can get 25/1 enhanced odds (max bet £1) on Liverpool to beat Sevilla.

“Coutinho does not strike me as that type of player”.

We are a side that struggles to break down deep block defensive systems, a system that is not employed by too many sides beyond the group stages.

“I wouldn’t be backing even Barcelona or Real Madrid in a one-off game at Anfield because it’s a real fortress – especially in Europe the atmosphere is great and the players will feed off that”.

Eduardo Berizzo’s team had to fight for its place in the group stage, beating Turkish team Istanbul Basaksehir 4-3 at the qualifying stages.

Karius was given a 10-match run in the Premier League last season, his first in England, between September and December but was taken out of the firing line by Klopp after criticism began to mount over his performances.

But more shoddy finishing let them down, and as Sevilla came back into the match, Anfield grew more nervous.

“A good mixture of technical skills, good match plans, different match plans, this mixture of being cool, being good footballers and being ugly – how Spanish teams are. We don’t want to underestimate this, it looks very bad and Ederson was lucky nothing more serious happened in this situation”.

Philippe Coutinho returns to the bench for Liverpool’s crucial Champions League clash.

“I think it’s going to be a very complicated game for both sides”, he told Onda Cero radio.

“I really think we handled it really well”.

Liverpool receive plenty of plaudits for their front three threat but the explosion up top is combined with a tireless midfield trio which can trample over sides. “We have to take the first 20 minutes and how we played before the worldwide break and take it into the next game”, said keeper Simon Mignolet on what they intend to do heading into a tough clash.

“It’s important he wants to do that in all the games he plays”.