Five things Liverpool have to do to progress in the Europa League

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is facing one of the biggest months in his time at the club so far, with a knockout tie against Besiktas, a six pointer against Manchester City and an FA Cup quarter final all coming one after the other.

The season may not have started quite the way Rodgers and his players would have wanted but there is no denying it has improved and after beating Southampton and putting themselves right back in the race for a top four spot, the Reds are looking more confident than ever and will want to capitalise on their 1-0 first leg lead over Besiktas.

With the second leg upon us, we think the Reds are strong favourites but if they want to go through, here are five things they need to make sure they do.

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