Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric has admitted that he is surprised by Liverpool's inconsistency this season.
Although Jurgen Klopp's side have won their last two games, they have been a shadow of their former selves for much of this campaign and are currently in eighth place in the Premier League.
Liverpool host Real on Tuesday in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie and Modric is still wary of the threat that they are capable of providing.
Modric said: 'I am really surprised that Liverpool are so far from the first place in the Premier League, but they can also say the same about us at the moment in La Liga.