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Keep your eye on Shkelzen Gashi. He's leading the Liverpool defence a merry dance right now, peeling away from Martin Skrtel to take down a long ball nicely, but his second touch is a duffer and the ball runs away. Smell that? It's tension.

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Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer at Anfield

"Not exactly a thunderous atmosphere inside Anfield as yet as Liverpool seek the win the need to reach the knockout phase - and this is because it has been a low-key start from Liverpool. The days of last season when teams were blown away in an early blur of pace and goals seem a long way off.

"Already some early groans about the time it is taking goalkeeper Simon Mignolet to clear, which is a bit of a recurring theme here these days."

Ryan Lloyd:, external Jose Enrique looks a complete shadow of himself. Very shaky. I can only imagine how bad Moreno must be looking in training.

Gareth Whalley:, external Allen and Lucas currently playing like the chuckle brothers. Keep bumping into each other. To me, to you!

Best chance of the night, and it falls for the visitors. Incisive play as Luca Zuffi threads a neat pass through into the run of Shkelzen Gashi, he's on the left of the penalty area and goes for the first-time drive - but leans back and slices high and wide. Should be testing the keeper from there!

Times chief sports correspondent Matt Dickinson on Twitter:, external Only ten minutes gone but Anfield an edgy rather than optimistic place just now.

Another goal in Turkey though. Flying in. Head to the match page here.

Still an impressive level of volume in the Anfield stands, both sets of fans getting well behind their players. Not much in the way of goalmouth action to report on yet though...

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Ian Dennis
BBC Radio 5 live senior football reporter at Anfield

"Liverpool have at least improved on the weekend where they laboured against Sunderland and couldn't manage a shot on target until 27 minutes.

"A bit more intensity so far."

Rian Hoskins:, external Liverpool's team doesn't seem to have much width while apart from Sterling, there isn't much pace. They do have Gerrard though

Much more like it from Dejan Lovren, the former Southampton man finding some presence to leap clear of two Basle attackers and head out a dangerous inswinging cross. He's looked out of his depth at times since joining the Reds, they need him to learn how to swim. Fast.

Liverpool seeing 70% of the ball so far, plenty of probing and swift passing in midfield. Jordan Henderson is playing on the left of a midfield diamond at the moment.

The Basel fans making themselves heard in a lively opening, both sides playing at a high tempo. Steven Gerrard, miracle man, is playing high up the pitch, looking to link up with Rickie Lambert.

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There has been a very early goal in Istanbul. Head to the match page here.

Basel press, and press hard as they fly out of the blocks to get into Joe Allen's face, forcing the Welshman into an early error. The Anfield crowd roar with approval as Raheem Sterling beats a man and Steven Gerrard has an early shot, curling tamely into the arms of Tomas Vaclik.

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Pete Mistry:, external People are forgetting what Allen, Lucas and Henderson did to Spurs about a year ago. Absolutely destroyed them.

Under way at Anfield...

Two former Swansea managers share a handshake. Will it be buzzing Brendan Rodgers or Smiling Paulo Sousa later on tonight?

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The standard thunderous rendition of 'You'll Never Walk Alone' booms down from the Kop. If that doesn't rouse the Liverpool players, nothing will. Steven Gerrard lines up his men in the tunnel, 'some on let's go go!' is the shout from a team-mate further back.

Here they come...

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