Manchester United clash is 'cool' with Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp

Both are currently outside the Barclays Premier League's top four so Europa League success could be their best chance of returning to Europe's premier club competition next season.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says facing Manchester United in the last 16 of the Europa League was the "cool" tie he wanted.

Long-term adversaries United and Liverpool will go head to head for the first time in continental competition with a place in the quarter-finals at stake, with the tournament winners qualifying for next season's Champions League.