Lucas Leiva believes http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 are back on track following 2-1 win over Wolves – EPL News
Liverpool midfielder http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lucas-c22528 Leiva has expressed his delight over the Reds impressive performance in the 2-1 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers at Anfield.
The Brazilian is pleased to see the Merseyside club respond in such a positive manner following their two successive defeats in the Barclays Premier League.
Kenny Dalglish’s men had an outstanding start to the 2011/12 Barclays Premier League season. The Reds experienced a disappointing 1-1 draw against Sunderland at Anfield on the opening day fixture of the campaign.
However, Liverpool bounced back and marked their first ever win in the Emirates Stadium against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429. The Reds then earned their second victory against Exeter City in third round of the Carling Cup.
The Merseyside club stretched their winning streak by recording a comfortable 3-1 win over Bolton Wanderers at Anfield.
But the Reds’ prolific and unbeaten run came to end when they slumped to their first defeat of the season against Stoke City at Britannia Stadium. Liverpool’s misery continued when they were humiliated in a 4-0 loss to Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane
two weeks ago.
The Reds managed to put an end to their poor run of form when they defeated http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Brighton-c38685 and Hove Albion to secure a place in fifth round of the Carling Cup.
Dalglish’s men gave an absolute spotless performance against Wolverhampton Wanderers as the host emerge victors in a highly contested match.
Lucas Leiva believes that Liverpool are back on track following their win over Mick McCarthy’s men and told the club’s official website that it was an important win.
"It was a heavy defeat at Spurs, so it was important to win in the Carling Cup and get three points in the Barclays Premier League which gives us the chance to be closer to the top four,” the Brazilian midfielder added.
Lucas hailed the character of his teammates and said, "We spoke before the game against Brighton. We needed to win, get back on track, go into the next round and come into this game with confidence - and to win too. That is what happened."
After their win over http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Wolves-c40952, Liverpool are currently placed fifth in the league standings with 10 points from six matches.
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