Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers admits he is still unsure when striker Daniel Sturridge will be fit enough to return to action despite returning to full training on Wednesday.
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“I had some luck and I am happy with it, but we didn’t get the three points”. “The players are bitterly disappointed because they know we can play better than that and over the course of the season I’m sure they will but as you can see there’s still a lot of hard work ahead for us”.
Redknapp wrote on Kicca: “Two years ago I thought they deserved to win the league, they were that good“.
Frenchman Comolli mentioned this when he spoke about the reason behind Liverpool’s failings so far and also added that the team will take time to hit their stride, although that could be too late as other teams will be picking up points sooner.
Liverpool will be without Philippe Coutinho at Old Trafford because the creative Brazilian midfielder is suspended after being red-carded against West Ham.
Unfortunately, our performance for much of the game meant that we were not able to bag the victory that the strike deserved.
“I don’t understand this obsession with playing 4-3-3”, he fumed. “On the pitch, like in any game, they will be our enemies”.
Both teams were content to sit back and didn’t show much ambition, with United taking the initiative at half-time and reaping the rewards.
Liverpool established the record number of English championships when they won their 18th in 1990.
Liverpool travel to Bordeaux for their Europa League opener on Thursday night, and then face a crucial home clash with Norwich City on Sunday, and Comolli says these could be defining games.
After losing 3-0 in Manchester in mid-December, Liverpool went on a 13-game unbeaten run that appeared to have resurrected their season, only for Van Gaal’s men to inflict a 2-1 defeat upon them at Anfield in March. When you play for a club like Liverpool, you have to show more.
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Joe Gomez, the centre-back who we play at left-back, brought down Herrera who duly converted from the penalty spot to effectively end the game.
