Lille striker Jonathan David believes Liverpool are the best team in Europe at the moment.
The French side lost 2-1 at Anfield in the group stages on Tuesday night, despite David scoring.

Lille forward Jonathan David has identified Liverpool as the best team in the world at the moment. David spoke following Liverpool’s Champions League 2-1 win against Lille at Anfield on Tuesday. Liverpool opened the scoring through Mohamed Salah in the 34th minute.

Hello and welcome everyone to The Athletic for our live coverage of Liverpool vs Lille. The Champions League is back today after a more than month-long hiatus and the fixture we're focusing on pits the Premier League leaders against one of the high-flying sides in Ligue 1.

Liverpool have won 2-1 against Lille in their Champions League match at Anfield. Mohamed Salah scored on the counter-attack in the first half and the hosts were cruising when Lille’s Aissa Mandi was sent off for a second bookable offence.

Mohamed Salah and Harvey Elliott scored either side of Jonathan David’s equaliser as Aissa Mandi was sent off for the visitors

Liverpool will play Lille at Anfield on Tuesday evening in the UEFA Champions League, in their penultimate league phase match. READ MORE: Liverpool Monitoring Borussia Dortmund Winger Jamie Bynoe-Gittens - Fabrizio Romano Arne Slot's team have already qualified for the last 16 of the competition with six victories from their six matches so far,