Brendan Rodgers confident of Liverpool progression

Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers has said that his troops will take "great confidence" into Tuesday's crucial Champions League clash with Basel at Anfield.

The Reds host the Swiss giants in their final Group B game tomorrow knowing that victory would seal their progression to the last 16 stage of the competition.

"It is a game in which we just want to stay focused on what we have to do," Rodgers told Sky Sports News. "The importance of the game is there - to get through and qualify.

"In my time here we have had games that were deemed as must-win games and, more times than not, we have won them.

"We arrive into tomorrow night with great confidence that we can get the job done."

The Merseysiders go into the game on the back of a 0-0 draw with Sunderland at the weekend.