In a better world Jamie Carragher's pre-match claim that ending up in the Europa League by no means constituted a catastrophe for Liverpool would have been taken as self-evident.

Bridge versus Terry, however, has become big box-office and every lens in the stadium will be trained on the pair when the pre-match opportunity for a handshake comes up.

Speaking at the pre-match press conference, Puyol offered offered his thoughts ahead of the game while also discussing his chances of returning to fitness in time after his recent knee injury.