Liverpool fans found Jurgen Klopp's decision to rest Mohamed Salah and Thiago Alcantara in their UEFA Champions League clash against Rangers today (October 12) rather funny. Klopp has decided to rest ahead of their clash against Manchester City this weekend.
However, Liverpool fans believe that they are set to lose against the Cityzens anyway. Taking to Twitter to share their opinions, they made it clear that resting Salah and Thiago for the massive clash on Sunday was hardly necessary.
The Cityzens have been on an impressive Premier League run of nine games without a loss this season and are set to make it 10. The Reds, on the other hand, have won just two games in eight league games and are 10th in the table. This makes them the clear underdogs against Pep Guardiola's high-scoring side.
Here is how the Anfield outfit's supporters reacted to the exclusion of two key players against Rangers:
Liverpool need to beat Rangers to break their poor away game spell
The Reds have had a rather torrid season so far, having picked up just 10 points from eight games in the Premier League. Their Champions League efforts have been just as troubling, with the side sitting in second place in Group A with six points from three games.
Notably, Klopp's men have not won any of their last five away games. If they fail to beat Rangers tonight, it will be yet another unimpressive result included.
They will have some hope in their ability to see off the Scottish side, who have been winless in their last five games against English teams. Rangers have also struggled to score in the Champions League and are currently on a poor run of three goalless continental games this season.
With both sides dealing with poor form in different regards, Liverpool are expected to see off their goal-shy hosts with ease.
While the Reds have not found their often remarkable winning form under Klopp this campaign, they have not struggled to score goals. The Anfield support will certainly be expecting a strong performance against their Scottish opponents.
Liverpool beat Rangers 2-0 in the reverse fixture last week.