Liverpool begin the defence of their Champions League crown this weekend, travelling to Naples to battle Napoli for the second season in a row.
The Reds have been untouchable so far in 2019/20, winning all five of their Premier League matches and beating Chelsea in the UEFA Super Cup final in Istanbul.
Sky Sports duo Phil Thompson and Matt Le Tissier have both spoken about their expectations for the Reds, with the pair both suggesting they could come toe-to-toe with Manchester City in next year's final.
Phil Thompson
"It becomes the expectation once more. After Kiev against Real Madrid, the fans were tentatively looking at hotels for Madrid the following year. As I know, as the expectation grips you, people are already thinking about Istanbul in nine months' time.
"You get a feeling when you are playing in European competition on how you play and how you get results. The group stages have not been 100 per cent perfect, but nobody wants to play Liverpool in a two-leg knockout.
"The expectation is massive and I think if they were not to get to the semi-final then it would be a disappointment.
"I would like to think Manchester City and Liverpool will be there. I also think PSG and Barcelona will make up the other two spots. I wouldn't bet against Liverpool.
"It is the required knack of winning it. Real Madrid had the knowledge and know-how to get results and it seems to be that way."
Matt Le Tissier
"It is a huge ask to retain the trophy. I would still see them going deep into the tournament. They will be the team that everyone wants to beat and will be a scalp that every team will want to knock out.
"It will be hard to replicate the standards they set with their defence of last season. They have looked shakier at times this season.
"I think we might be entering a phase of another country dominating, and I see this being the time for the English sides to reign supreme.
"It will only be a matter of time before Manchester City win it."
zabeikmp
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Am I dreaming... OK.. Maybe I am..
niloy67
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That we would call a bad day at the office. Won’t happen again in your lifetime.
it will happen lot of time this season because Laporte injured
Zopekotuz
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I think L/pool and Barca will meet again. Hint: Barca always get revenge.
not on Liverpool.
Jakcilstuy
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No need of Mentioning Manchester City and PSG.. because they won't reach Final
Hello there 6-0[Crylaugh]
jawcdinru
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Don't dare oil money ooo, it can't get dried you know.
now,I know oil money team can't do anything at all.
Royjohn
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em talking sense,and I'll not disappointed,oil money team is coming down now
Don't dare oil money ooo, it can't get dried you know.
jawcdinru
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You're talking rubbish, you'll be disappointed with your myopic ways of reasoning.
em talking sense,and I'll not disappointed,oil money team is coming down now
Royjohn
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Matt Le Tissier,pls a mistake comment here,there's no matter of tym,there is no way citi will win UCL,so much as liverpool in the tournament.pls reserve ur comment. thank u
You're talking rubbish, you'll be disappointed with your myopic ways of reasoning.
jibsonflexy
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home and away because you played better? which planet are you from? 6 - 0 still driving u crazy. Get over it, life goes on. Better luck next time you come to the Etihad
do u even remember when u get dis same 6-0 from chelsea[Crylaugh][Crylaugh]
kepbcdimtu
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dats fine....6-0(3points),Chelsea(2-0)3points also ...conte 1st season...both home and away,u were defeated by dis Chelsea and is Guardiola,please,eat records b4 u reply ....After he joined man city,tell me is record in Europe...he won everything with man city in England,,the same England team keep banging him out of champions league,
home and away because you played better? which planet are you from? 6 - 0 still driving u crazy. Get over it, life goes on. Better luck next time you come to the Etihad
fidbknr
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You are nothing to Liverpool, We need a different team, may be Atletico
As per you. It's your opinion,we will respect it. It's just funny that people,and you ,have forgotten abt the first leg. People behaving as if Barca didn't win 3-0 in the first leg which would have bn worse had Barca players bn more clinical. Football is measured by small details my friend. Barca switched off that day. If they ever play L/pool again they would not switch off. They learnt their lesson. That's not to say L/pool can't beat Barca again,just not by 4goals. What u need to know abt football my friend is there are no such thing as bn inferior to another team , sometimes u best a team because of small details. Next time don't expect the same small details to work. What am saying is it will be more difficult for L/pool to beat Barca again than for Barca to beat L/pool.But again that doesn't mean L/pool won't or can't bear Barca,just not by 4goals bcos Barca is not Newcastle. They have big ,big players who can learn from past mistakes and right them. Do u understand pal?
jibsonflexy
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why Valverde doesn't become world class? City 6 - 0 Chelsea . that's still a problem. We will see you again
dats fine....6-0(3points),Chelsea(2-0)3points also ...conte 1st season...both home and away,u were defeated by dis Chelsea and is Guardiola,please,eat records b4 u reply ....After he joined man city,tell me is record in Europe...he won everything with man city in England,,the same England team keep banging him out of champions league,
jibsonflexy
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He won't answer you because his stupid comment is only to praise Messi not to be logical
Ur own brain is stranded even Guardiola said it,messi made him a better coach...don't bring your family problem here,we are here to comment about what we feel,u say ur opinion and will say mine also,is my mf phone
jawcdinru
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Matt Le Tissier,pls a mistake comment here,there's no matter of tym,there is no way citi will win UCL,so much as liverpool in the tournament.pls reserve ur comment. thank u
albertaguero
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is that mean your players can play all the matches of the season without rest😂.......shut up man lots of difference between the football played in EPL and laliga🤣
Tucdlou
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I think L/pool and Barca will meet again. Hint: Barca always get revenge.
You are nothing to Liverpool, We need a different team, may be Atletico
29356899(deleted)
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Norwich city didn't have there 8 players they just promoted and they didn't have enough players for subs that's why they had subs two goalkeepers still big 1billion man city lost the game 🔥 that we call immaturity 😂😂
That we would call a bad day at the office. Won’t happen again in your lifetime.
29356899(deleted)
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this guy is responsible to predict liverpool a trophy. what were they before him?[Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh]. the last 12 years Liverpool have participated UCL competion oly 3 times🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭. Salah's era 2018 fans do you know that? 😂🤣
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Please learn the basics of the English language
29356899(deleted)
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If man city meets Liverpool 1000 times Liverpool will win 1000 times
Pep won the CL with Accrington Stanley.
29356899(deleted)
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a team failed to win single silverware for yrs can not win again UCL[Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh]. even UCL trophy got angry last season when that droughty team handed.🤣😂. it was the first time a team failed to win even its domestic cups lifted UCL. oh poor UCL trophy, sorry😭😭. after they won UCL and Super cup they will start 10 without even caraboa cup silverware.
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Where are you from foreigner ?
fidbknr
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I would like to see Man city Vs Barca in the Knock outs
I think L/pool and Barca will meet again. Hint: Barca always get revenge.
Zihenost
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If man city meets Liverpool 1000 times Liverpool will win 1000 times
🤩
Sekbcnsuy
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hi Salah's era 2018 fans✋
Hi barca kid ! Man city fans are barca fans in disguise
Sekbcnsuy
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why Valverde doesn't become world class? City 6 - 0 Chelsea . that's still a problem. We will see you again
He won't answer you because his stupid comment is only to praise Messi not to be logical
Zihenost
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If man city meets Liverpool 1000 times Liverpool will win 1000 times
After pep left Barca tell me the team he coached that he won the champions league,The pep champions league curse
Zihenost
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If man city meets Liverpool 1000 times Liverpool will win 1000 times
And u ain’t gonna win the champions league ever too 🤣🤣🤣
kepbcdimtu
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If man city meets Liverpool 1000 times Liverpool will win 1000 times
soon tou will go back to your caves
Zihenost
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if only you were a true football fan, you would have remembered. you just came back from the cave because of a UCL trophy
Man U just making noise,the champions league is even regarded higher than the premier league,most successful English team and u can’t beat that,we gonna disciple u pple this season mark it
Liverpoollfc8
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if only you were a true football fan, you would have remembered. you just came back from the cave because of a UCL trophy
and where your ucl trophy
Tucdlou
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I would like to see Man city Vs Barca in the Knock outs
Lubcdeimpy
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hw can man city bounce the only team on earth wich can bench their keys players in uefa for epl like the way we saw last season against Tottenham in first league and now beching KDB the currently on form player for Norwich game
Ananik
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a team failed to win single silverware for yrs can not win again UCL[Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh]. even UCL trophy got angry last season when that droughty team handed.🤣😂. it was the first time a team failed to win even its domestic cups lifted UCL. oh poor UCL trophy, sorry😭😭. after they won UCL and Super cup they will start 10 without even caraboa cup silverware.
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What about 60yrs failed to win anything even in division
fucabdmosy
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Not anymore.. Liverpool will be gone before the quarters..
Yep we have dreams and songs to sing.
kepbcdimtu
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Ok we accept,wen dis man city last won the champions league 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣even u can’t get to the semis
if only you were a true football fan, you would have remembered. you just came back from the cave because of a UCL trophy
kepbcdimtu
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Guardiola is Europe cursed...Messi is the only thing that can make him have is European Glory again Respect the Goat that makes a coach a World class Coach...Lionel Messi
why Valverde doesn't become world class? City 6 - 0 Chelsea . that's still a problem. We will see you again
Zihenost
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If man city meets Liverpool 1000 times Liverpool will win 1000 times
Ok we accept,wen dis man city last won the champions league 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣even u can’t get to the semis
kepbcdimtu
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No need of Mentioning Manchester City and PSG.. because they won't reach Final
City 6- 0 Chelsea you can't stop hating
kepbcdimtu
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If man city meets Liverpool 1000 times Liverpool will win 1000 times
where is it from?
taabeiors
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U pple are even not getting a draw I bet u,we scored u last season at Anfield,we came back to ur home and they cheated,a ball passed a line but wasn’t given OMG 😆😆😆don’t worry we coming back
liverpool has 1 problem they never accept defeat for everytime u beat them they gave an excuse to be honest u ppl tok too much
Rashnic/GOAT/CR7
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In dreams only
Rashnic/GOAT/CR7
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If man city meets Liverpool 1000 times Liverpool will win 1000 times
Princespark6
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No need of Mentioning Manchester City and PSG.. because they won't reach Final
JeSfaMouS-17
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a team failed to win single silverware for yrs can not win again UCL[Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh]. even UCL trophy got angry last season when that droughty team handed.🤣😂. it was the first time a team failed to win even its domestic cups lifted UCL. oh poor UCL trophy, sorry😭😭. after they won UCL and Super cup they will start 10 without even caraboa cup silverware.
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make sure your brain is connected to your mouth before you talk
Nuhbcklosu
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Not anymore.. Liverpool will be gone before the quarters..
In ur dreams
fucabdmosy
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Not anymore.. Liverpool will be gone before the quarters..
Keep saying that.. We are the Unbearables..
zabeikmp
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Not anymore.. Liverpool will be gone before the quarters..
Edoo87
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keep dreaming
LastLiv
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a team failed to win single silverware for yrs can not win again UCL[Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh]. even UCL trophy got angry last season when that droughty team handed.🤣😂. it was the first time a team failed to win even its domestic cups lifted UCL. oh poor UCL trophy, sorry😭😭. after they won UCL and Super cup they will start 10 without even caraboa cup silverware.
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this is your team in football history 🐣🐣🐣
Omar7kh
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this guy is responsible to predict liverpool a trophy. what were they before him?[Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh]. the last 12 years Liverpool have participated UCL competion oly 3 times🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭. Salah's era 2018 fans do you know that? 😂🤣
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is city have fans? how you can troll a club with 6 ucl trophy when your team never see ucl final.
FahimJakaria
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may be their legend of 4 domestic titles Kompany's era???
NOW they've got some legends Like Kompany,Aguero,De bruyna😂