McAuley still confident

Last updated : 26 May 2009 By Al Campbell
The Reds are 4-1 down from the first leg but McAuley believes his side can overcome that deficit at Anfield tonight.

"We have got to hope that we can get a good start, get at them and make things happen," said the under 18's coach.

"We will try and get an early goal and give it our best shot. We have to stay positive and believe that we can get a result. That is the talk we will have with the boys.

"Our football club has shown that you can pull games back if the attitude is right, the commitment is right and you get the breaks at the right time.

"You look at plenty of games down the years in football in which teams have come back in. We have seen that as much as any club. With our first team there is Istanbul and even against Chelsea a few weeks back when they pulled back a 3-1 deficit by half-time.

"Football is a funny game. Every 90 minutes are different and every set of circumstances are different.

"I go back to the semi-final against Birmingham when we were leading 3-1 from the first leg. I was convinced that wouldn't be an easy game back at Anfield, because there are no easy games. Okay in that game we got the early goal and killed the game. But it is delicate situation.

"It is at Anfield and it is a chance for us to show people what we can do."