http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 boss, Brendan Rodgers spoke out in favour of Martin Skrtel, following the defender’s error in a match against Manchester City, which resulted in the visitors’ equalizing goal.
An enthralling Premier League game at Anfield saw the host team lead the title holders 2-1 in the final quarter of the game, after a superb free-kick goal from Luis Suarez.
However, the Uruguayan International’s sensational strike was cancelled out by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Carlos-c8346 Tevez in the 80th minute.
The City striker collected a poor back-pass from Skrtel, aimed towards http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Pepe-Reina-c29672, and calmly slotted it past the Reds shot stopper to restore parity in the game.
The goal served to ease the jittery nerves of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mancini-c23323, while leaving the Slovakian footballer red-faced.
However, during his post match interview, the boss at Anfield came out in support of his defender, and felt that his overall performance in the game was remarkable.
Skrtel scored the opening goal of the match, through a powerful header from a corner kick.
Rodgers told the reporters in an interview, “There's no blame to Martin Skrtel, I'd rather have players wanting to get on the ball. The courage he has to get on the football and try to play is what is the most important thing.”
Despite failing to get the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684, yet again, at their own backyard, there were some positives for the Northern Irishman to pick up from the fixture. Raheem Sterling and Joe Allen, both of whom made their EPL home debut on Sunday, looked sharp and are likely
to ease their manager’s squad and injury problems.
The Ulsterman unravelled that he was thoroughly impressed with the performance of the duo, and praised the way in which they went about the game against the league champions.
“It was a brilliant performance I thought. There were a lot of questions asked of the team coming into such a big game but I thought the players were incredible and sometimes the best team doesn't win, and I think we were the better team,” he added.
The 39-year old further said that he plans on bringing in more players at Anfield over the next couple of days, as he felt that the Reds were still lacking depth in the squad.
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