Liverpool legend Sir Kenny Dalglish has warned their clash with Rangers in the Champions League on Tuesday night will be 'no formality'.
The Reds currently sit second in group A, level on points with Ajax. The Scottish side, on the other hand, suffered defeats in both of their group stage matches so far and are yet to pick up any points.
However, Tuesday night's meeting at Anfield is far from a forgone conclusion and Dalglish believes it will be a tough game for Jurgen Klopp 's side.
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“It is a hard shout – but it is a hard shout for Liverpool as well," he told FourFourTwo. “You know other people have spent a lot of money and been successful but other people have spent money and not been successful.
“You just have to do as well as you ca n and make sure that even if you have lost you have done the best you can. There is nothing (that is) a formality. You can always get an upset.
“But a lot of things have got to go your way, so you need a little bit of luck. The teams that are good get a wee bit of good fortune, everybody needs good fortune along the way to be successful.”
Liverpool are yet to pick up a good run of form and returned after the international break with a disappointing 3-3 draw against Brighton in the Premier League. Rangers were also in league action on Saturday afternoon and earned a positive 4-0 victory over Hearts.
Giovanni van Bronckhorst's side overcame Belgian side Union Saint-Gilloise and Dutch outfit PSV Eindhoven in order to reach the group stages of the Champions League and will hope to get up and running with a victory over Liverpool next week. The Reds then return to Ibrox the following week before a trip to face Ajax and the visit of Napoli at the beginning of November.
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