Rangers host Liverpool at Ibrox on Wednesday night in Champions League Group A.
The Reds emerged 2-0 winners last week in the second leg thanks to goals from Trent Alexander-Arnold and Mohamed Salah.
Salah has now scored 35 Champions League goals and is only one behind Didier Drogba and Sergio Aguero for the most goals scored in the competition for a Premier League club.
Meanwhile, Alexander-Arnold is set to join a long injury list for Jurgen Klopp’s side, leaving Gers optimistic they will secure their first group stage points.
Rangers v Liverpool: How to follow
This Champions League clash will take place on Wednesday, October 12.
The match at Ibrox is scheduled to start at 8 p.m.
It will air on BT Sport 2 with coverage starting at 6.30pm.
There will be updates of all the action in Europe live on talkSPORT.
talkSPORT.com will also run a live blog of the game.
To tune into talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 via the website, click HERE for the live stream. You can also listen through the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.
Rangers vs Liverpool: team news
Rangers will likely be without injured Tom Lawrence and John Souttar.
Top scorer Antonio Colak will lead the line at Ibrox with Alfredo Morelos still looking to regain his full fitness.
Liverpool’s injury list continues to grow after losing Alexander-Arnold and Luis Diaz on Sunday.
Centre-back Joel Matip has also picked up a calf problem and could be out for two to three weeks.
They will join Andy Robertson, Arthur, Naby Keita, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Curtis Jones on the sidelines.
Rangers vs Liverpool: what was said?
Liverpool manager Klopp has addressed injuries to Alexander-Arnold, who will be out for two weeks, and Diaz, who has now been ruled out until after the World Cup.
He said, “Lucho [Diaz] we had to change before halftime [on Sunday], something with the knee. Not good.
“He’s going to have a scan and we’ll know more, I have no idea to the extent.
“Trent is also bad at the ankle.
“[He] twisted the ankle, not good. Trent has never, in seven years, gone if he could have kept playing. He was in too much pain, he started swelling immediately, so we’ll have to see.
Rangers vs Liverpool: Facts of the Match
- Mohamed Salah has scored 35 UEFA Champions League goals for Liverpool – only Didier Drogba (36 for Chelsea) and Sergio Agüero (36 for Manchester City) have scored more for a Premier League side in the competition.
- Only Mohamed Salah (10) has managed more shots for Liverpool than Darwin Núñez (9) in the UEFA Champions League so far this season, although the Uruguayan has yet to score for the Reds in the competition.
- Of the 45 teams to have played at least 50 UEFA Champions League matches, only Anderlecht (16.7%) have a lower win rate than Rangers (18.5% – 12 wins in 65 matches).
- Liverpool have only managed to score in one of their last 20 UEFA Champions League group stage matches, scoring each of their last 11 since a 2-0 loss to Atalanta in November 2020.
- Three of Liverpool’s five UEFA Champions League goals this season have come from set pieces (1x corner, 1x direct free kick, 1x penalty), with both of their goals against Rangers coming via this method.
- Liverpool were beaten by Napoli in their previous UEFA Champions League away game (1-4), while the last time they lost consecutive away matches in the competition was in September 2019 ( 0-3 against Barcelona and 0-2 against Napoli).
- Rangers have lost six of their last eight home games in the UEFA Champions League (W1 D1), including a 0-3 loss to Napoli in their only game so far this season. Moreover, the Gers have scored just four goals in their last nine home games in the competition, and never more than once per game over that period.
- Rangers have scored just seven goals in their last 16 UEFA Champions League appearances, and never more than once in a game in this series. They have failed to score in each of their three games this season, but have never gone four without scoring in the competition.
- Liverpool have won three of their seven away matches against Scottish sides in all competitions (D2 L2). However, they have never won such consecutive games, beating Hearts 1-0 when they last visited in August 2012.
- Rangers are winless (D1 L4) and have failed to score in their last five European meetings with English sides, losing 2-0 in their first-ever meeting with Liverpool last week.
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