Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain hails Anfield crowd

Liverpool midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has praised the Anfield crowd after the Reds defeated Manchester City 3-0 earlier this week.

Jurgen Klopp's team have a solid lead in their Champions League quarter-final tie, which was gained in a first-half marked by goals from Mohamed Salah, Oxlade-Chamberlain and Sadio Mane.

England international Oxlade-Chamberlain told The Guardian that the "amazing atmosphere" he played under against City is like no other he has experienced.

"It was an amazing atmosphere, the best I've ever played in," the 24-year-old said. "You have to give credit to the fans because it is never nice coming to Anfield and hearing that crowd – I've been on the other end of it and it is not easy.

"The fans play a massive part. I've never witnessed anything like that. Coming into the stadium for a game which was not a final it almost set it up to be like a final. It definitely got us going and you could see that. If you are the away team and the crowd gets going like that it is horrible.

"City are an amazing football team but they are only human and you put anyone in a pressure environment in an atmosphere like that maybe it can disturb them. I wouldn't say to the extent it did that because they still played some good stuff and dominated the ball but it definitely played a part in the first half."

Liverpool travel to Everton in the Merseyside derby on Saturday before meeting City at the Etihad next Tuesday.