Jurgen Klopp has defined Liverpool’s game against Salzburg as a final.

The Reds travel to Red Bull Arena on Tuesday with the notion that a defeat could exit them from the competition which they defending although they sit on top of Group D, one point ahead of Napoli, who host bottom placed Genk on Tuesday.

Liverpool won by 4-3 against Salzburg after surrendering a 3-0 lead before Mohamed Salah discovered the extra goal for the Reds at Anfield to put them ahead in the game.

 "I expect us to play the best game we can play,” the Liverpool manager said in an interview.

"Salzburg were happy two weeks ago as now they have a final against us. Everybody knows it’s a final and we are prepared. Salzburg have to win but we are there. We are still ambitious and will go for everything," he added.

Liverpool are guaranteed to qualify if they avoid defeat at the Red Bull Arena.

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A defeat, however, will put them out of the competition apart from in two unlikely scenarios.

The first is that they still manage to score four or more away goals in defeat, which would put them ahead of Salzburg in head-to-head terms following the 4-3 win at Anfield.

The second is that Napoli lose at home to bottom side Genk in the other game. That would leave Carlo Ancelotti's side on nine points, with Liverpool therefore joining Salzburg in the knockout stages - albeit in second place - on 10 points.

If Napoli draw with Genk and Salzburg beat Liverpool without the Reds scoring those unlikely four away goals, then all three teams would finish on 10 points, with Liverpool crashing out due to inferior head-to-head records against both sides.

"At Anfield, we played really well in the beginning but then we opened the door for them. They used it because they are talented, strong, and Jesse [Marsch] is doing an incredible job. Tomorrow is our most important game," Klopp said.