Liverpool were often frustrated during the game with Sunderland at Anfield as David Moyes’ side set out to defend deep and nick a point, but the Reds kept their patience and eventually got their rewards.
Divock Origi, the man brought on to replace the injured Philippe Coutinho, finally broke the deadlock with a wonderful finish and James Milner saw Sunderland off from the spot in injury time after Sadio Mane was brought down.
Coutinho’s injury was huge blow to Liverpool and time will tell how serious it is, although it did not look good at all.
The Reds will be without their star man for weeks if not months so it was promising that they kept the pressure on Sunderland without him, carving chances to score fairly frequently.
Jurgen Klopp, who found himself playing cheerleader to a frustrated Anfield crowd, was happy with the efforts of his players but will know that there were a few who were not quite at their best.
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