Manchester United legend Gary Neville says Liverpool should sacrifice their Champions League clash with Bayern Munich.

Following the recent Merseyside derby stalemate at EvertonLiverpool no longer held their destiny in their own hands as victory at Bournemouth saw Manchester City top the pile by a point.

"I'm going to say it: go out against Bayern Munich. That sounds like madness," Neville said on his personal podcast.

"Of course, you'd never play to lose a game but it will be in Liverpool's favour if they have a clean run as they can get everyone fresh.

"City have got a couple of FA Cup games, where Liverpool could go five or six points in front. That's tough to pull back in the closing weeks."