Between the pair they have won 18 European trophies, including the Super Cup.
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“We had a game yesterday”.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp will tell his players to trust his gameplan as he knows how to win trophies.
“We will have to think about a real good plan for this game, where we want to do what and explain to the players why and then let’s do it”. We have a good chance to make them more problems than they can imagine in this moment.
“There were no easy games in this round so there was no chance for an easy game”.
Manchester United fans have been left facing travel chaos with one of their biggest games of the season set to kick-off during rush-hour on a weekday.
Liverpool boss Klopp will be without long term absentees Danny Ings and Joe Gomez for Sunday’s final while Martin Skrtel (hamstring) will also miss out.
Goalkeeper David de Gea suffered an injury in the warm up for the first leg vs Midtjylland but could return against Arsenal. From 2005-12, English clubs dominated the UEFA Champions League but never once was there a competition between the Reds and the Red Devils. “You have to create chances and we have the quality to score goals, everybody could see this”.
The instant, combustible rivalry on social media was immediately picked up by Anfield legend Jamie Carragher, who offered a hilarious take on the draw.
With both famous clubs struggling to get into the top four this season, winning the Europa League could yet prove to be the easiest way to qualify for next season’s Champions League and that will no doubt add even more spice to an already mouth-watering affair.
Liverpool’s starting XI has been largely unchanged since the 6-0 Valentine’s Day demolition of Villa, with Klopp making just one change across that game and the two-legged Europa League win over German side Augsburg.
Liverpool are looking to win the League Cup for a record ninth time at Wembley on Sunday afternoon and lift the cup for the first time since 2011.
There is an all-Spanish class too as Atletico Bilbao face Gary Neville’s Valencia.
The Premier League’s other representative, Tottenham, will face tournament favourites Borussia Dortmund.
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Two previous winners clash as Shakhtar Donestk come up against Anderlecht while Villarreal will meet Bayer Leverkusen and Sparta Prague face Lazio.
