Roma travel to England today ahead of their Champions League semi-final first-leg clash against Liverpool at Anfield.
The Italians head into the clash as the underdogs, on paper anyway but it is worth underlining that they knocked out Barcelona in the quarter-finals.
Reds boss Jurgen Klopp is taking no chances against Roma and has identified players that could pose his side a problem.
Klopp named rising star Cengiz Under as being among the players to keep an eye on.
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“We’re expecting a mighty battle. They have Dzeko, they brought in the young Czech guy [Patrik] Schick and the young Turk [Cengiz Ünder]. Fantastic. [Daniele] De Rossi controls the midfield. Their defence is really experienced. Alisson is a fantastic goalkeeper. They beat Barcelona. They were first in their group, they didn’t concede a goal at home so far in the Champions League. There are many impressive things about them,” Klopp said in his latest recent interview with the Guardian.
Under was rested over the weekend against SPAL ahead of the Reds clash.
Roma boss Eusebio Di Francesco hinted he will use the 20-year-old against Liverpool.
“Cengiz Under’s pace is a vital part of his game so we need to make sure he doesn’t suffer from fatigue when there are so many games. We won’t rest everyone,” he said ahead of the SPAL game.
The rising star has been involved in two goals in his last three Champions League games, playing a direct role in knocking Shakhtar out on away goals with his finish and eliminating Barcelona on away goals with his assist.
