They wouldn’t be the first (or the only ones) since Sunday’s resounding victory over Manchester United, but Liverpool legends Robbie Fowler and Jamie Carragher both believe that Liverpool, under Rodgers, have the weapons in their armoury to take Chelsea and Manchester City all the way.
In his piece in the Daily Mail, Carragher said “When we won 4-1 in March 2009, the final score was a little distorted.
“Don’t get me wrong, our display was superb but we had to deal with spells of pressure, trailed to a Cristiano Ronaldo penalty and only pulled away in the last 13 minutes with two goals after Nemanja Vidic had been sent off.
“Sunday’s performance, however, was completely different. United may be an inferior side to the team they were five years ago but that should not detract one bit from what Liverpool did to them. The intent was there from the first kick and 6-0 at the final whistle wouldn’t have been flattering.”
Despite the undoubted nerves throughout from many Liverpool fans – even at 2 nil – Carragher echoes the feelings of many pundits in stating that a much healthier scoreline would not have flattered Liverpool and United aren’t the first team that Liverpool have obliterated this season.
With manager Rodgers receiving much of the praise for Liverpool’s rise and rise this season, many are looking to the 41 year old to usher in a new era of young British managers and Carragher is firmly behind Rodgers methods, saying “Here is a British manager defying the critics and showing it is possible for young players to play with style and technique.” which is something you’d find hard to believe in a country overrun with Tony Pulis’ and Sam Allardyce’s.
Much like his former Reds team-mate, God himself is also of the opinion that there is little to stop Liverpool from being ‘in the mix’ as the title contenders head towards the finish line.
“They deserve to be there. At the time now, they are second in the league, they are not lucky, they are there on merit and they’ve been exciting and they’re good to watch this year.” Fowler told Soccer Republic.
He went on to add, “It’s going to be tough because Chelsea, Man City and Arsenal are all good sides and potentially got bigger and better squads but Liverpool are there on merit and I don’t see any reason why they can’t win it.”
