Wednesday 9 March 2016 19:01, UK
Adam Lallana expects Liverpool's latest meeting with Manchester United to be as fiery as ever despite little local involvement.
Mancunian striker Marcus Rashford is the only hometown player with a realistic chance of starting the first leg of the rivals' Europa League tie at Anfield on Thursday.
But the significance of the meeting will not be lost on any player, according to Lallana, who has lost all three of his derbies since arriving at Anfield in the summer of 2014.
"Certainly we still have a few local lads within the squad but I don't think you have to be local to realise the significance of the match," he said.
"There are lads that have been here for years now and just being around the place in the build-up you feel the importance of the game and from the fans as well.
"Since I've been here I've not won a game so it is a great challenge for the team to put that right. There is something special which rides on a game between Liverpool and United.
"We have played well against the so-called bigger teams and got good results except Manchester United, when we have lost both games.
"Sometimes you come out on the wrong end of it but luckily enough for us we have the chance to put things right and over two legs we are confident we can to do that."
