http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Steven-Gerrard-c34196, spoke out in favour of his team, following their 2-1 defeat at the hands of Manchester United on Sunday, insisting that they hardly put a foot wrong in the game.
The Reds took the lead through Gerrard just after the break despite being a man down, but were thwarted by goals from Rafael and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Robin-van-Persie-c31380.
The loss left the Anfield side tottering at the eighteenth place in the current league standings, further denting their already miserable start to the campaign.
However, the United boss, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alex-c4752 Ferguson, will be more relieved than happy to see his side come out with all three points from the fixture.
The Red Devils may have topped their opponents on the scoresheet, but for a major chunk of the game, they looked lacklustre against a rampant Liverpool side, who were on course to secure their first EPL win this term.
However, a couple of controversial refereeing decisions clearly shaped the match in favour of the visiting team.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jonny-Evans-c19085, while a penalty kick was awarded to United in a dubious manner.
The nature of the game on Sunday forced the Liverpool skipper into believing that his team were not at fault for their defeat.
He claimed that performance wise, they were a much better side on the day, but nevertheless praised the Red Devils for hanging in there and getting the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684 done at the end.
“We played really well today with 11 men and we played even better with 10. So we're disappointed to come away from the game with nothing. We showed great determination,” he told the reporters.
“You can't fault any of the players in our dressing room, they gave everything they had. But sometimes that's not enough against quality teams like Manchester United and they managed to get themselves in front after we took the lead.”
The 32-year old further said that the Reds need to quickly get to winning ways, and it was pertinent for them to secure all three points when they visit Norwich City this coming Saturday.
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