Liverpool travel to Austria to face LASK in the Champions League this week, with Andoni Iraola’s men looking to hit back after their loss to Manchester City.Following a highly anticipated matchup against Enzo Maresca‘s City, the Reds will hope for better against LASK, who currently sit third in the Austrian Bundesliga.The loss against City was Iraola’s first as Liverpool managerGettyThe Merseyside-outfit is coming off the back of Ryan Gravenberch being sent off before Erling Haaland, Jeremy Doku and Rayan Cherki scored to sink Liverpool.Iraola had become the first manager since Joe Fagan to avoid defeat in his first five league games in charge of Liverpool.However, their top-flight form of two wins, three draws and now a defeat shows the difficulty the ex-Bournemouth boss has faced at Anfield.Liverpool did win their first Champions League fixture of the season, beating Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid 2-0 last month.Despite that win, Liverpool have been warned by European football commentator Kevin Hatchard not to misjudge LASK.On talkSPORT’s Trans Euro Express, Hatchard said: “This is one of those where LASK have done brilliantly to get there.“We saw what they did to Celtic over two legs in the play-off. They came back from 4-0 down on aggregate.“This is one of those classic games where if Liverpool are even slightly off it, they could come unstuck.”Liverpool fans are still waiting for Wirtz to fully click into gearGettyHow to follow LASK v LiverpoolThis Champions League league phase tie will take place on Wednesday, October 14.The match has been picked for the early slot so will kick off at 5:45pm UK time.It is being held at the Raiffeisen Arena in Linz, Austria.talkSPORT will have commentary from Joe Shennan and former England striker Dean Ashton.Listen talkSPORT through the website or find us on DAB digital radio through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.Download and listen to all our live commentaries via the talkSPORT app, whilst talkSPORT is also available to watch on Samsung TV Plus.Subscribe to the talkSPORT YouTube channel for news, views and analysis plus our regular goals show and for more, follow us on talkSPORT Facebook and talkSPORT on X.For the latest odds and bet boosts for every big event, visit talkSPORT BET.You can watch on TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports Ultimate and HBO Max – coverage will start from 5pm.Virgil van Dijk was the only remaining member of Liverpool’s 2025 title-winning backline on the pitch against Man CityGettyLASK v Liverpool team newsRegarding injured players such as Dominik Szoboszlai, Cody Gakpo, and Alexander Isak, Iraola was unable to confirm whether they would be fit enough to return for the Champions League fixture.After the City loss, he said: “It’ll be difficult because it’s two days. You never know.”On Szoboszlai’s fitness specifically, Iraola said: “Dom came from the national team with tightness, an overload.“We put him as a floater in the training and tried to protect him but he was feeling something very small. “It’s true that now we play four games in 10 days, so it’s going to be difficult because we fly to Austria in two days. I think it’s going to be difficult to recover any of the players.