'Past triumphs can inspire us to victory'
Simon Mignolet believes Liverpool's proud European history of famous triumphs at Anfield can inspire the current crop of players as they face a must-win Champions League encounter with FC Basel on Tuesday night.
Brendan Rodgers' side have to beat the Swiss outfit to progress to the next stage of the tournament and ensure another chapter is written in the club's proud association with continental competition.
With the encounter arriving just a day after the 10-year anniversary of the epic 3-1 win over Olympiacos in 2004, Mignolet feels such memories can help the team.
"It can help us as the fans will be behind us and, as we have seen in the past in Europe, it makes it easier to go forward," he told Liverpoolfc.com.
"Everybody knows we have to get the result to go through to the next round and the crowd can help you.
"The way they get behind us makes it easier for us and gives us that confidence, and they push us forward like they have done plenty of times before.
"I'm sure they will be behind us again. I've had a few European nights at Anfield now under my belt and I'm sure Anfield will be up and ready again on Tuesday night.
"It's my first season playing in the Champions League and once the song plays before the game it's something special. Our focus is on the job in hand and we are looking forward to it.
"We can't think about do-or-die scenarios as we just have to focus on ourselves and make sure we all do our jobs and be in the best place we possibly can to get the result.
"That's the only thing we can think of and we will see after the game if our performance is enough to get us through to the next round."