Steven Gerrard impressed with Brighton and Hove Albion’s performance against Liverpool – EPL News
Influential Liverpool skipper http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Steven-Gerrard-c34196 has hailed the performance of npower Championship outfit, Brighton and Hove Albion, after the Merseyside side won the third round Carling Cup clash.
The Reds skipper made his first appearance of the ongoing 2011/12 season after spending six months on the sidelines due to a groin injury.
Liverpool made an impressive start to the fixture against Brighton and also managed to get a goal in a dominating first half performance. However, the host looked a better side in the second of the tie. The match eventually ended 2-1 in favour of the Merseyside
club.
Gerrard revealed that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 were fully aware of the abilities of the League one minnows and has insisted that they were mentally prepared to face a tough fixture against the npower Championship side.
The English skipper told the reporters, “They were fantastic. We expected them to have a period in the game where they would put us under pressure.”
Gerrard has heap praised on Craig Noone’s extraordinary performance against Liverpool. The young English winger kept on terrorizing the Reds defence throughout the ninety minutes and also helped Brighton get a late penalty.
The Liverpool skipper believes that the 2-1 score-line shows that Brighton are capable of upsetting any Premier League side.
“I think the scoreline shows how well Brighton did. They ran us right until the end, and this guy [Craig Noone] was fantastic tonight. He kept running around our full-backs and caused problems all night,” Gerrard added.
The English midfielder believes that the Seagulls have all the attributes to play in the English top flight football. Gerrard has claimed that if Brighton manage to continue their impressive form, they will be able to qualify for the Barclays Premier League
this season.
“http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Brighton-c38685 are a good side and I can see them definitely making the play-offs in their league," Steven Gerrard concluded.
Liverpool are now through to the next round of Carling Cup, where they can face Premier League giants such as Manchester United, Manchester City, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786.
The Reds, who are currently placed eighth in the League standings, will play their next match against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday.
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