Liverpool coach Steven Gerrard says they must do better in the Champions League compared to the last time they were in the competition.

The Reds haven't played in the competition since Gerrard left for LA Galaxy at the end of the 2014/15 season.

Gerrard told the Liverpool Echo: “To have Champions League football back is very important for this club.

“Now we have to seize the moment. It can't be like it was a couple of years when we got back into the Champions League but it quickly fizzled out. It can't be like that.

“We're in the qualifying stage but you've got to realise that to get to the latter stages of the competition you are talking about top, top class opposition. Top class individuals and managers. It's important that we keep trying to move forward.“