Gary Neville shut down claims from Peter Drury that Liverpool could take any of their attention away from the Europa League clash against Atalanta - even with a three-goal deficit to overcome.

The Reds suffered a shock defeat at Anfield when the Serie A side made their visit in the quarter-final match.

"But if you were them, given when they are in that European tie, would you be going to Italy and say, ‘comes on guys, let’s have one of our miracle nights’ or would you think, of course we would go and compete, but from next Sunday at Fulham, we win six-in-a-row until the end of the Premier League season.”

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The former Manchester United captain believes that some form of success on Thursday evening is required so alter Liverpool's momentum(

“I don’t think they can do anything other than treat that game on Thursday night with full 100 per cent attention,” said Neville.

“I don’t think they can, particularly after what happened (on Sunday).

They have to swing the momentum, somehow.

“Going out on Thursday, with a whimper, playing a weakened team, is not going to get their season back on track!

I think they have to go there on Thursday night and think about a famous night.

He will go there on Thursday night and thinking of, a special night, and we are going to get this season back on track quickly.”

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