Crystal Palace boss Patrick Vieira has outlined his plans to make it 'difficult' for Liverpool when the two teams meet this weekend.
The Reds travel to Selhurst Park in the Premier League on Sunday for what will be their second match this week in the capital.
Jurgen Klopp’s side go into the contest on the back of a 2-0 win over Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Thursday evening to reach next month’s Carabao Cup final.
The last time Liverpool faced Palace they ran out 3-0 winners at Anfield back in September.
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Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah and Naby Keita all got on the scoresheet that day but the trio are all still away with their respective countries at the Africa Cup of Nations and so are unavailable.
Reflecting on the reverse fixture, Vieira admits that the scoreline did not show how the match panned out.
“No it didn't,” said Vieira, when asked if the 3-0 loss to Liverpool was a fair scoreline. “But it was a 3-0 so there are always positives to take because we created enough chances to score goals but on the other side we came back home with a loss and three goals conceded.
“We analysed that game and we know there are still parts of the game we need to improve.
“The team is getting better but we are not there yet.”
Vieira went on to hail Liverpool as one of the best teams in Europe, but explained that his Palace team has a plan to make things tough for them at Selhurst Park.
“Liverpool is one of the greatest teams in Europe,” said Vieira. “The way they play, they can win or lose but you always enjoy watching them because of their intensity.
“We're looking forward to playing them, it'll be a challenge but our home record has been good and we have to give them the game they expect - a difficult one.”
