‘I did think penalties had to be deliberate.
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Liverpool were far from their best against Swansea but Milner, who tucked away the decisive penalty, says the game showed that Klopp’s side can grind out results.
Liverpool continued their impressive form under new manager Jurgen Klopp when they overcame Swansea City 1-0 at Anfield on Sunday afternoon.
Lucas’ future under predecessor Brendan Rodgers was a constant subject for speculation and he finally appeared to be on his way out of the club on loan to Besiktas in August only for a timely – for him – injury to captain Jordan Henderson to present a lifeline. In his defence, he was starved of the kind of service he requires but, with the one opportunity that did come his way, he elected to lay the ball off – unsuccessfully – rather than go for goal himself. They will be looking to register two consecutive wins for the first time since the start of the season in the Premier League.
“Philippe had a very intensive session on Saturday but we decided two or three days ago that we didn’t want to risk [him] for this game”, he added.
Over the summer, Sinclair was reportedly “in dispute with Liverpool over a new contract”, and had “asked to leave the club”, but with Klopp now at the helm, he has every chance of achieving increased game-time.
After a prolonged mid-table sabbatical Liverpool are back in the top six and reacquainting themselves with Champions League aspirations.
I dont see the value in taking Liverpool at these short odds, to be honest I still dont trust this team and I think Swansea are just the type of team to turn them over.
Swansea are going through a rough patch having won just one of their last nine games in the Premier League with their last game against Bournemouth ending in a 2-2 draw.
“We defended really well, Simon Mignolet didn’t have much work, and it was an important goal”.
It was clear by the spirit and performance of Monk’s side that, with all the speculation, the squad has come together to attempt to get their season back on track, and even in defeat Monk felt “it was an excellent performance” and that it “deserved much more than it got”.
“It’s my responsibility to get results”, he said.
Neil’s back is turned.
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Today, we’re talking about the subject of Liverpool’s youth and academy ranks here in the Football Transfer Tavern with Reds supporters questioning which young stars we’ll see grace the Anfield turf before the current season is out.
