Wednesday, 26th March, 2014
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers expects teams to follow the Sunderland approach against his side from now until the end of the season.
Rodgers watched his men beat the Black Cats 2-1 at Anfield this evening, but Sunderland put eight men behind the ball and made the game tough for Liverpool, with the Reds needing a Steven Gerrard free-kick to break the deadlock.
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Rodgers was happy with how his side came through the test, brushing aside thoughts Liverpool would thrash Sunderland.
"It was always going to be a really difficult game for us", he told Sky Sports.
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"The perception is that we're going to score four, five, six goals every game.
"We just had to be patient and hope our quality comes through. Our intensity and work-rate was outstanding.
"Teams will be like that between now and the end of the season, sitting in and trying to block. And we've got to find the combinations and touches to find our way through."
Liverpool's victory moves them on to 68 points from 31 games, sitting second in the Premier League and just one point behind league leaders Chelsea, who still have to visit Anfield this season.
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