'For us they are still the same team'

Atalanta boss Gian Piero Gasperini is expecting "the best Liverpool possible" when they face the Reds in their Europa League quarter-final second leg on Thursday.

The Italian side, who sit sixth in Serie A, hold a 3-0 advantage from the first leg after coming away surprise victors from Anfield.

Liverpool have a hit a difficult patch in form having also drawn with rivals Manchester United and lost to Crystal Palace in recent league matches.

Despite Atalanta's big lead, Gasperini doesn't want his team to be complacent and still expects a tough match from from the Premier League title chasers.

"We know that it will be one of the most important games in our history, if not the most important," said Gasperini.

"But these are things that are said on the eve of the game, then comes the moment when we will have to know how to isolate ourselves.

"We know the difficulty, for us they are still the same team, despite us winning the first leg.

"Tomorrow we start from 0-0, our ability will have to be not thinking about the result of the first leg, that has to be our goal.

"I expect the best Liverpool possible, with a team that will come here to play all its chances. We will have to play a great game to get a result."