GAME – A WALL OF SOUND LIKE NIGHT WE BEAT BARCA

City, United, Everton. If you need a next game to be 1000 per cent in, then yeah, bring on Villarreal in the semi-final of the Champions League.”

Klopp revealed he told his players back in January they must treat every game as a final if they were to turn around a campaign where Man City were out of sight at the top of the Premier League. And he said that still applies with Villarreal, who beat the mighty Juventus and Bayern Munich on their way to the last four.

Klopp added: “It was obvious, we were 14 points behind, we just decided, ‘let’s give it a try’.

“We had big expectations, big ambitions, and then we played an OK season until then but not an outstanding season. But there was still something to go for.

“Since then it is the case each game is a final. It didn’t change.

“If we want to do something we have to start now, otherwise it will be over before we start.

“The mindset was like this, it is like this and we will give it a proper go.”

Reds skipper Jordan Henderson reckons the situation is simple – his team must set the tone for the fans, to give them something to be get behind.

He said: “We invested everything into the semi-final against Barca, both away and home and we got our rewards in the end but it wasn’t easy.

“It was incredibly tough. That applies tomorrow and in the away leg for sure. We have to do our job on the pitch for the fans. European nights at Anfield are always special, hopefully that is the case again.

“But we need to perform at the levels we are capable of, because it’s a two-way thing with the supporters. The crowd I am sure will be there and we need to make sure we are too.”