Neil Warnock with Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp before Cardiff's 4-1 loss at Anfield in October 2018Manager Neil Warnock hopes his Cardiff side avoid a "battering" as they aim to boost their Premier League survival hopes against title-chasing Liverpool. Cardiff, who are 18th and two points adrift of safety, have lost all 10 of their matches against top-six sides this season, conceding 31 goals. Warnock and his Cardiff players are used to confounding expectations, having defied the odds to win automatic promotion from the Championship last season. The odds will be stacked against Cardiff again when they face Liverpool on Sunday. But the 70-year-old added: "The last time I beat Liverpool was at Crystal Palace a few years ago [in 2014].

Source: BBC April 19, 2019 11:51 UTC