Rangers midfielder John Lundstram has acknowledged playing at Anfield with Rangers will be a "special" occasion as a boyhood Liverpool fan and joked that family members wishing to support the Reds will not be receiving tickets for the clash.
The two sides meet in the first of two instalments between the two British heavyweights in Group A this month, with Ajax and Napoli making up the rest of the Champions League group.
Lundstram, who made the move to Ibrox after leaving Sheffield United last summer, was part of the Gers side that made it all the way to last season's Europa League final in Seville before losing to Frankfurt on penalties. However, back in the Champions League proper for the first time since 2010, Rangers are preparing to take on Jurgen Klopp's star-studded side on Tuesday evening.
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Lundstram, who is a boyhood Liverpool fan, signed a scholarship with Everton as a 16-year-old before eventually being released by the club in the summer of 2015. But after being made to work his way up the English Football League with spells at Doncaster, Yeovil and Blackpool, before joining Oxford and later moving to Bramall Lane, Tuesday's return to Merseyside will be a significant landmark in the career of Rangers' No.4.
"The Ajax and the Napoli games were huge for me but of course going back to my own city and the club I grew up supporting is a special, special occasion and I want to go there and get a decent result," Lundstram told Sky Sports.
But as the 55-time Scottish Premiership champions travel to Anfield for the first time in their history, the 28-year-old is ensuring that only those wishing to support the Gers will be allocated tickets.
"As many as I can, our end, of course!" joked the midfielder. "They're not getting a ticket if they're not supporting us. I've had loads of messages and people trying to get tickets off me but I can only get a certain amount. Anyone supporting Liverpool wouldn't get a ticket.
"It was tough for me growing up and going to the game, I was at Everton so didn't go to an awful lot of games but I was always a fan from afar. Obviously, being at Everton was hard as you can't really show you're a Liverpool fan but that sort of fades away when you get into the teenage years and you're playing for Everton and it starts to get a little bit more serious.
"You're an Everton player at the end of the day. My allegiance faded away from Liverpool a little bit, but obviously when I left the club I got back on training to support the team."
Giovanni van Bronckhorst brings his side south of the border as they look to capitalise on the Reds' recent slump in form, with Saturday's 3-3 draw to Brighton and Hove Albion ensuring their season is yet to really get going.
Last time out in Europe, Liverpool responded to their humiliating defeat away to Napoli by defeating Ajax 2-1 thanks to an injury-time goal from defender Joel Matip. Meanwhile, the Scottish giants are winless from their opening two clashes in the group, shipping seven goals without reply, and Lundstram isn't expecting Tuesday's clash to be any easier.
"They're probably one of the top two teams in Europe, if not the world, so it's going to be a tough task for us, but we'll go there with belief that we can get a result," he added.
"Going to Anfield you need to have that solid foundation, whether it's a back four or five we really have to be on the money. I think all of us individually and collectively need to perform well to get a result. Our away games last season, we had a good foundation to build from.
"Obviously everyone knows the step up from the Europa League and the Champions League is a completely different level. It is a world apart, you're playing against the world's best now.
"If we can get that solid foundation right and try not to concede, it can give us a platform to try and go and win the game."
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