Liverpool will not be lambs to the slaughter in Madrid, insists Brendan Rodgers

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is adamant his side are not heading into the Bernabeu like lambs to the slaughter and insists their current plight is being over-exaggerated.

Having lost to Newcastle, scraped past Swansea and been held to a goalless draw at home to Hull in the last week, the last place you would want to take your team is Madrid.

Liverpool players take part in a training session at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid

The Champions League holders and Primera Division leaders dished out a lesson at Anfield two weeks ago, racing into a 3-0 half-time lead before easing off as they saved themselves for the Clasico against Barcelona, and the fear is they could run amok on home turf.