Liverpool are among the European heavyweights hoping for more Champions League glory this year and that was also the case back on this day in 2008.
Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer are having a tough time and it could be argued lesser names would have been sacked by now.
Rangers manager Steven Gerrard feels his side will need to be in top form if they are to overcome Braga in the last 32 of the Europa League.
Skipper James Tavernier admits Rangers cannot compete for the title if they continue to make slow starts after the winter break.
Rangers looked like title favourites after their December win over Celtic but everything has unravelled since.
Steven Gerrard has questioned whether his Rangers side have the mentality to win the Ladbrokes Premiership after they slipped up again.
There is plenty of pressure on the shoulders of Alfredo Morelos to get the goals to steer Rangers to a long-awaiting Scottish Premiership title.
George Edmundson has admitted he breathed a sigh of relief after notching his first Rangers goal and claims his side not feeling the pressure of a title race.
It was another nervy night at Ibrox as Rangers managed to grind out a 2-1 victory against Hibernian on Wednesday.
Steven Gerrard says he cannot explain another sluggish start to the new year after Rangers lost more ground on leaders Celtic when drawing with Aberdeen.