Rafa Benitez's side were dumped out of the Champions
League after a nightmare group stage campaign earlier this
season.
Reds boss Benitez has already said his side will be
concentrating on the Premier League this term.
But he will have the chance to win back some doubters
with a good run in the Europa League.
That task will start in eastern Europe against former
Chelsea star Petrescu's Romania champions.
Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish said: "I think they got
eight points in their Champions League group which included
Rangers, Sevilla and Stuttgart so that's a decent number of
points.
"Obviously there is plenty of coverage now, it's not as
if you're going to get a team that won't have been on television so
there's plenty of tape there for Rafa to have a look at.
"And also there's a phone call up the road to Walter
Smith at Rangers, I'm sure he'll be happy to disclose any
information he's got on them.
"It will be a difficult game. They go on a break until
March now but whether the rest helps them or hinders them remains
to be seen."
Meanwhile, Liverpool's Merseyside rivals
EVERTON will meet Portuguese side Sporting
Lisbon.
And FULHAM face Ukrainian side
Shakhtar Donetsk — the last winners of the UEFA Cup.
Europa League last 32 draw in
full:
Rubin Kazan v Hapoel Tel Aviv
Athletic Bilbao v Anderlecht
FC Copenhagen v Marseille
Panathinaikos v Roma
Atletico Madrid v Galatasaray
Ajax v Juventus
Club Brugge v Valencia
FULHAM v Shakhtar Donetsk
LIVERPOOL v Unirea Urziceni
Hamburg v PSV Eindhoven
Villarreal v Wolfsburg
Standard Liege v Salzburg
FC Twente v
Lille v Fenerbahce
EVERTON v Sporting Lisbon