“Those two wins against the big Madrid clubs tell us everything we need to know about what Lille are capable of. Clearly, they are very strong opponents who are more than worthy of our respect and it is on this basis that I would like to welcome Bruno Genesio, his staff, players and supporters of Lille to Anfield.
“No doubt they will be looking for a special night, so we must do everything that we can to stop this from happening. Of course, our best chance of doing this rests on maintaining – and wherever possible, improving – our recent performance levels, which have been really good even though we have not always secured the results that we have deserved.
“This did not apply on Saturday of course. Against Brentford we were clearly the better side, dominating almost all of the game, and even though we had to wait until the very end to secure the points, no-one who was present could claim we were not deserved winners.
“At the same time, it is also true that we came close to dropping points and because we always challenge ourselves to improve we have to recognise that this was not a position that we needed to find ourselves in. From the possession we had, situations we generated and chances we created, the outcome should have been clear long before Darwin Nunez’s late goals.
-“This is an area in which we will look to be better. Winning games is never easy, especially in the Premier League or the Champions League where the standard is so, so high, but taking opportunities when they come can make it a little bit easier to win.
