The Anfield club opened their Group K campaign with a 4-1 home win over Steaua Bucharest as Cole opened the scoring early on, with the other goals coming from a David Ngog double and a stunning finish from Lucas Leiva.

Cole told Five: "It's massive, you've got to win your home games. It was a tough game tonight and a good result.

"I'm happy to get the first goal for the team.

"Teams come here, they put a lot of work in stopping us playing in the first half."