Danny Ings is certain the collective will of Liverpool's players and fans can combine to launch the club into the Champions League final.

AS Roma stand in the way of an eighth appearance in the showpiece of Europe’s elite competition for the Reds, with the first leg of their last-four tie set to take place at Anfield on Tuesday night.

Jürgen Klopp’s team have progressed through the tournament without defeat to date and no side can match the 33 goals plundered during the group stage and two knockout clashes.

Ahead of the initial meeting with Roma, Ings offered insight on the mentality within the Liverpool dressing room – namely, that their justified confidence is offset by the understanding that they simply have to produce again.

“We deserve to go all the way, with how well we’ve done and the teams we’ve had to go past on the way,” the striker, who ended his 930-day wait for a goal on Saturday, told Liverpoolfc.com.

“But there’s still a lot of work to do. The lads are hungry, you can see it every day – and I’m not just talking about the Champions League, I’m talking about the Premier League. The lads are hungry every day in training.

“We all want to be successful. It’s unbelievable to be a part of. Hopefully that hard work and determination, plus our quality, can take us all the way.”

As it was in the quarter-final clash with Manchester City, the Anfield atmosphere is certain to be a contributory factor to the events of the first leg.

“It’s quite hard to describe because I’ve never been part of anything like it before,” said Ings.

“The atmosphere as you’re playing, for every minute, is just exceptional. It is credit to Liverpool and credit to the fans – they want it so bad and it really does help us.

“It’s important to be focused and we’re all together as one and give it our all, because this is a great opportunity in front of us and it’s important we take it with both hands.”

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Roma booked their place in the semi-finals with one of the greatest comebacks of recent years.

Trailing 4-1 from the first leg of their tie against FC Barcelona, the Serie A side shut out the Spaniards – maintaining their record of having not conceded at home in the Champions League this term – and scored the three they needed to go through via the away goals rule.

And nobody within the Reds camp is underestimating Eusebio Di Francesco’s outfit.

“We knew that any team we drew in the Champions League was going to be very tough. And I think Roma are going to be very difficult; Italian teams are always tactically very, very good,” added Ings.

“So it’s going to be hard to break them down. But, with our quality and our work-rate, it’s going to be a very exciting tie for sure. It is all about the preparation, the training and, mentally, taking it like it’s any other game. And hopefully we’ll get through to the final.”