Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp expects a 'real fight' from Rangers ahead of their Battle of Britain clash at Anfield on Tuesday night.
Giovanni van Bronckhort takes his Light Blues side south of the border as the Champions League group stage reaches the midway point. The Ibrox men are yet to get off the mark at Europe's top table with zero points or goals from their opening two games against Ajax and Napoli.
They go into this one full of confidence after following up their pre-international break win over Dundee United with a big victory at Tynecastle over Hearts. Opponents Liverpool continue to struggle and had to settle for a share of the spoils in a six-goal thriller with Brighton. Reds boss Klopp watched the 4-0 win in the capital describing Rangers as a 'very good football team' and says they are well coached as he talked up the big achievement in reaching the group stages.
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He said: "[They are] a good football team, well coached.
"An exceptional European season last season and a big achievement to qualify for the Champions League.
"I saw the Hearts game and they're a really good football team so that's what we have to prepare for. We expect a proper fight, a real fight."
The Liverpool boss also hailed Scottish football as a 'cool' place to scout as he made reference to former Aberdeen talent Calvin Ramsay - who made the move to the English Premier League giants in a big money summer move.
He continued: "Scottish football has increased a lot. Rangers and Celtic are obviously the stand out teams in the league, that's not news. Rangers run last year was exceptional. I saw the game against Dortmund which was really good. The home games atmosphere can give you an advantage in the game and that was really impressive.
"Celtic have done well too and the Scotland team is full of talent. We have Calvin Ramsey here. He's only 18 and is a big talent. That's a good sign for Scottish football.
"For sure it's a much better moment than four or five years ago. It's a cool place to scout again.
"When Steven Gerrard was there we spoke about how much he enjoyed it but not now."
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