FC Basle coach Paulo Sousa is looking forward to tonight's Champions League clash at Liverpool.

There has been much debate in recent weeks about the capabilities of Liverpool's 34-year-old captain Steven Gerrard but Sousa is looking forward to seeing him in the starting line-up.

"As a man of football I love to see the biggest protagonists on the pitch and he is one of the biggest," he said.

"I am happy for my players to challenge a player like him."

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