Jurgen Klopp was left smiling as Liverpool avoided the Champions League big guns - and presented with a mouthwatering Battle of Britain instead.
The Reds boss insisted he was “excited” by the challenge of a “proper group”, and the prospect of facing Rangers in a game at the summit of European football that has UK bragging rights at stake. Neither Liverpool nor Klopp have faced Rangers in a competitive game, though the two clubs have played each other 10 times in friendlies over the years, with the first way back in 1892.
And the Anfield boss beamed: “The first thing to say is this is a proper, proper challenge. Rangers are a new opponent for us but we know them, too.
