John Lundstram has snubbed any ticket requests from Liverpool-daft friends as he revealed all of his household might be cheering on Rangers as he prepares for an emotional Champions League tie at Anfield.
The Scouser is returning to his residence metropolis determined to assist the Ibrox facet decide up their first factors in Group A within the first a part of the Battle of Britain double header in opposition to final season’s runners-up. Lundstram is taking up his boyhood heroes after rising up supporting the pink half of Merseyside - whereas taking part in for the blue half.
Lundstram has been swamped with requests for gold-dust briefs however the 28-year-old midfield enforcer received’t be handing any over to Liverpool followers. He informed Sky Sports activities: “I’ll have members of the family on the recreation - as many as I can have. They are going to be in our finish in fact - they’re not getting a ticket in the event that they’re not supporting us! I’ve had a great deal of messages and other people attempting to get tickets however you solely get a certain quantity and anybody supporting Liverpool received’t be getting a ticket for our finish.
“All my members of the family might be supporting me and Rangers however perhaps a few of my friends would possibly nonetheless need Liverpool to win. It was powerful rising up going to the video games as a result of I used to be at Everton so I didn’t go to an terrible lot of video games however I used to be all the time a fan from afar.
“Being at Everton it was laborious, you may’t actually present you're a Liverpool fan however that form of fades away whenever you get to the teenage years and it will get a bit extra critical taking part in for Everton so my allegiance light away a bit bit. However once I left the membership I obtained again to attempting to assist the group.”
Lundstram scored within the win over Borussia Dortmund in Germany within the Europa League final season and admitted they need to take the recipe for achievement on the continent final season to take something from Liverpool after defeats to Ajax and Napoli within the group.
He stated: “I’m wanting ahead to an terrible lot, not simply because it’s Liverpool however simply taking part in within the Champions League. The Ajax and Napoli video games have been large for myself and any footballer however in fact going again to my very own metropolis, the membership I grew up supporting, is an important day for myself and I wish to go there and get a outcome.
“This recreation is essential. We’ve misplaced two, with a greater efficiency in opposition to Napoli and we wish to carry that in to the sport at Anfield. After all, they're one of many prime two groups in Europe, if not the world, so it’s going to be a tricky job for us however we’ll go there with perception we are able to get a outcome.
“Our away video games final season we had basis to construct from. We have been laborious to beat firstly after which we tried to get targets on the different finish. However everybody is aware of the step up from the Europa League to the Champions League is worlds aside and we’re taking part in in opposition to the world’s greatest now.
“It’s a totally completely different stage but when we are able to get that strong basis proper then hopefully it offers us a platform to go and win the sport. The gameplan is as much as the supervisor however the bedrock of any group is being laborious to beat. We have to get that and get again to that and being powerful to beat in Europe like final season and going to Anfield you want a strong basis whether or not it’s a again three or 5 and we have to be on the cash individually and collectively.”
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