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Liverpool star sends message to fans ahead of huge European night
SIMON MIGNOLET reckons the Liverpool fans can play a huge role in their Europa League semi-final second leg against Villarreal.
Mignolet is confident Liverpool can turn the tie around
It means the Reds will have to overturn a 1-0 deficit at Anfield if they are to have any chance of reaching the Europa League final.
But having come back from 3-1 down to win 4-3 against Borussia Dortmund in the quarter-final, Mignolet believes Liverpool are capable of special things in front the Kop.
"The fans are there to push us on and forward, and that's very nice to play in.
"You want to play these big games and feel the pressure and the atmosphere in the ground, that's why you became a football player when you were a kid."