Kris Boyd has picked out the ‘battle of Britain’ clashes between Liverpool and Rangers as the highlights of the Champions League group stages - and backed the Light Blues to make Ibrox a European fortress.
The Reds learned of their three opponents for this season’s group stages after being placed in Group A alongside Ajax, Napoli and Rangers. All four Premier League sides will have counted themselves fortunate to avoid the likes of Real Madrid, Bayern Munich or Paris Saint-Germain from pot 1.
But while Champions League regulars Ajax and Serie A outfit Napoli present well-known opposition for Jurgen Klopp’s side, a European first is on the cards when they take on Giovanni Van Bronckhorst’s ‘Gers - who toppled PSV Eindhoven in the final qualifier on Wednesday. And former Rangers striker Boyd has backed the two ‘battle of Britain’ clashes as the highlight of the group.
