The Liverpool manager complained of feeling unwell when he was staying at the city’s Hope Street hotel on Friday before the game with Sunderland and awoke on Saturday morning in a worse condition, which led to him being examined by club doctor Andy Massey. We had a 20 minute spell against Bournemouth at home recently where we found it hard to pass the ball to each other. They scored and it was 2-1 and still I thought there was nothing wrong with the result but it was disappointing to let them get two goals.
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Indeed, Johnson’s goal came from Liverpool dropping too deep once they were 2-0 up, according to the coach.
“We felt that we were in control of the game and you see that one moment changes everything”.
The Black Cats shotstopper denied goalscorer Lallana, as well as making saves from Jordon Ibe and Alberto Moreno earlier in the game. The players did excellent, but they know the circumstances.
Lijnders also revealed Dejan Lovren suffered cramp prior to his first-half withdrawal, while Joe Allen is set for a scan on his hamstring.
Klopp, meanwhile, successfuly underwent an operation on his appendix and was informed of the full-time result after waking up at Aintree hospital.
Thousands of Liverpool fans exited the stadium in the 77th minute in protest at a new ticket pricing initiative from the club that angered many on Merseyside this week, the scheme including top-priced tickets in the Main Stand that will cost £77.
The protest, though, was arguably more important and Carragher proved he’s in touch with supporters by joining them in the protest.
Liverpool’s Roberto Firmino, center, scores his side’s first goal of the game during their English Premier League soccer match against Sunderland at Anfield, Liverpool, England, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016.
Per ESPN FC, Liverpool chief executive Ian Ayre has urged the fans to look at the whole package the club is offering, as he believes there are plenty of tickets available at lower prices.
But Lijnders dismissed any kind of relationship between the two matters, despite as many as 10,000 supporters leaving their seats well before the final whistle, saying the players were not affected by fans leaving.
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“I was concentrating on my team, but the crowd thing has an effect on every player”, he said.
