UEL: I know what you boys have been up to, Klopp warns Toulouse ahead of tonight's tie

Unlike the Premier League, where Liverpool have shown some worrying inconsistency, the UEFA Europa League is the place where Jurgen Klopp's side is showing no signs of weakness.

Three games, three statement victories and the Reds are already setting their sights on the knockout round.

However, to get there, they ought to continue their successful path tonight at Toulouse, which they tarnished at Anfield 5-1.

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But on Thursday night, it will be a whole different ball game, and Klopp is aware of that...

"I expect Toulouse to go for it," said Klopp. "If you want to go through the group, you better win your home games. Toulouse will try to use the atmosphere, and we have to make sure we are ready.

"But we are quite experienced in European competitions in the last few years, and we know away games are definitely different, but it gives us a chance anyway. I expect a really strong Toulouse side, a team that wants to qualify for the next round and with three points in this group, you never know how the other game may end up.

"I know what is coming, but I cannot make it more and tell my players to deal with that situation. They will try everything to win the game as we will."

Recalling the meeting last month, Klopp added:

"Toulouse caused us problems until we understood the way they played. Their supporters were exceptional. I can imagine it will be a proper atmosphere, and we respect a lot what Toulouse is doing."

Liverpool know three points will earn them qualification to the knockout stages, while they will secure the top spot with two games to spare if Union Saint-Gilloise also fail to beat LASK Linz in the evening's other game.

This will be the Reds' 150th game in the second-best European competition, and a 450th match in charge of Liverpool for Klopp.

Ryan Gravenberch, Curtis Jones and Virgil van Dijk will miss the match through minor injuries and illness.

"If you look at all our games in the Europa League, they were all lively and we got more and more fluent, but it was always a team who was ready to go in this specific game," said the Liverpool boss. "We already had a lot of games this season and if you would have to play the same team all the time, it's not possible. We made the changes, we will make changes - there will be a few probably - and it will be a strong team.

"It is nothing to do that we put more emphasis on this competition or that competition. We just want to win, and for that, you need fresh legs with quality," concluded he.

UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE

Group stage - matchday 4

Thursday

20:45: (4.50) Ajax (3.80) Brighton (1.85)

20:45: (3.60) LASK (3.60) St.Gilloise (2.15)

20:45: (7.00) Toulouse (4.50) Liverpool (1.45)

20:45: (1.75) Rennes (3.70) Panathinaikos (5.40)

20:45: (1.80) Servette (3.60) Sheriff Tiraspol (5.10)

20:45: (2.95) Slavia Praha (3.20) Roma (2.50)

20:45: (7.00) Qarabag (4.50) Leverkusen (1.45)

20:45: (4.40) Maccabi Haifa (3.50) Villareal (1.85)

23:00: (1.15) Freiburg (8.00) TSC Backa Topola (16.0)

23:00: (1.67) West Ham (3.80) Olympiakos (5.30)

23:00: (2.55) AEK (3.50) Olympique Marseille (2.85)

23:00: (1.32) Betis (5.30) Aris Limmasol (9.50)

23:00: (2.10) Rangers (3.50) Sparta Praha (3.80)

23:00: (1.27) Atalanta (5.90) Sturm (10.5)

23:00: (1.25) Sporting (6.00) Rakow (11.0)

23:00: (2.75) Hacken (3.45) Molde (2.50)

***odds are subject to change***