After Liverpool’s win against Sunderland on Saturday, here’s some of the quotes reflecting on the game.
Brendan Rodgers
“We scored a very good goal and should have had a penalty, hit the crossbar and had one or two other chances. I thought we were outstanding. In the first half we had real control of the game, good tempo and pressed the ball very well.”
Simon Mignolet
“We have to keep climbing the table and keep working hard. At the moment, we’re getting the points and getting the victories that we want. We have to keep doing that. There’s no point in being happy with how things are going and what has been. It’s more about what is coming and the next few games are very important to us. We have to look forward to those.”
“As a goalkeeper, you’re always pleased with a clean sheet. I think we played really well, especially in the first half, when we created a lot of chances. They didn’t really have many chances because we played well and kept possession.”
“Unfortunately we didn’t manage to score the second goal, which would have made it that bit more comfortable towards the end. But everybody did their jobs, because you know when you come here that you have to defend crosses and set-pieces, especially in these conditions.”
Lucas Leiva
“It’s good to win away from home and keep a clean sheet at a difficult place to come to. But we had a plan to win the game and we probably could have scored more goals. I think we had the patience to move the ball very well.”
“We knew that Sunderland play very compact and that they are always very hard to break down. But I think we were very dangerous on the counter-attack and we were pressing the ball very well. So I think we deserved it.”
“I thought for the first 10 minutes of the second half that we were probably too deep again. They had a chance, which hit the crossbar, but apart from that, I think we controlled the game and it was a well-deserved win.”
