Friday, 21st March, 2014
Cardiff City manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes that 99.9% of the footballing world expect his side to be beaten by Liverpool tomorrow and has challenged his players to prove such views wrong.
The Welsh side host Liverpool in the middle of a relegation scrap, sitting second bottom in the Premier League with 25 points from 30 games.
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In contrast Liverpool sit second in the standings with 62 points from 29 games and are considered to be serious title contenders.
Solskjaer is not surprised the Reds are considered the favourites, but believes his side have been making good progress on the pitch in recent weeks.
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"It was similar to the Tottenham game, to be fair", the Norwegian said via his club's site, referring to a 1-0 defeat at White Hart Lane on 2nd March.
"We put in a good performance and we felt like we should have had something from the game.
"Now we start again with Liverpool, and it’s a terrific opportunity to get something, when 99.9% of the world don’t think we will.
"We’ll use our performances over the last few weeks as the stepping stones to get the results that we need – I don’t want to be saying after the game that we were unlucky not to get a point."
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