LIVERPOOL manager Brendan Rodgers has told the Reds to ‘dominate the situation’ as other results in the Premiership opened the gate for Liverpool to storm into second place in the table, according to theĀ club’s official website
With both Manchester United and Manchester City suffering defeats, and London rivals Chelsea and Tottenham having to share the points, there was a window of opportunity for Rodgers’ men, if they defeated Sunderland, to leapfrog a number of their potential top four contenders to second place.
Liverpool did not disappoint, with a brace from returning striker, Luis Suarez, and an almost inevitable goal from Daniel Sturridge earning the Reds a 3-1 victory over Kevin Ball’s side at the Stadium of Light.
Rodgers, speaking to the website, said:
“We stressed that before – that was an incentive going into the game.
“You have to look to dominate those situations if any of your rivals slip up. It’s the mark of a good team when you can go and put in a good performance and win.
“That’s what we’ve done; we’ve come here and won 3-1. Sunderland put a great effort into the game but our quality shone through in the end and it is three valuable points for us.”
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and an almost inevitable goal from Daniel Sturridge ,,,,,,,,,,,How biased are you? blatent hand ball, even Sturidge looked sheepish. This s not the Liverpool I USED TO ADMIRE in the Seventies. You have lost your football cred,,,,, bring back the beachball.
(1) your name, forgot an “n” in England.
(2) Not the liverpool you used to admire, !!, OK you follow Sunderland, Ahh I get it now.
(3) Lay off the Scrumpy.
Don’t hate d player…
Liverpool need a creative midfielder the owner should try to bring out money.at least this January to make Liverpool strong contenders.
We do have. Unfortunately Coutinho is out injured.Hopefully Alberto will get his chance to play.
Wonder what incentive Brenda had before the Southampton match then.