Premier League Live - Swansea v Liverpool
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What were Swansea's strengths in the first half against Liverpool?
Swansea have lost again, but they had a good first half when they took the game to Liverpool. Leroy Fir with his fourth goal of the season. He remains their top scorer. Liverpool much improved in the second half. What a header from Roberto Firmino. What a ball in from Henderson as well. They've got it back to all square. And then the moment of madness from Swansea. Ranghill in the end giving away the penalty. James Milner does not miss from the spot this season. His fourth goal from the penalty spot this season and it is a fourth Premier League win in a row. But my goodness, Swansea nearly denied a net right at the end.
How did Liverpool improve in the second half of the match?
Mike van der Hoorn in at it on time with a miss you might expect from a centre-half. And this is the tale of the tape. Liverpool 2-1 winners, 18 attempts to Swansea's eight, six on target to Swansea's three. Liverpool covering 112 kilometres today, three more than Swansea, but it's at the lowest distance they have covered this season from the visitors. 59% possession, not quite the 74% that we saw against Hull last weekend. So a good day from Liverpool. Let's hear from Jordan Henderson and James Milner, who are both alongside Patrick Davison.
What led to the penalty awarded to Liverpool?
Guys, well played. Jordan, because you had to fight and scrap and dig in, is that almost the sort of win you enjoy more?
Yeah, definitely. First half, it wasn't really.
How did James Milner perform from the penalty spot?
We weren't playing to our standards, really, especially the first 25, 30 minutes. We didn't come out of the blocks quick enough and Swansea punished us, really, from the set-piece. Disappointing, but I thought last 10-15 of the first half we got going again, got our rhythm, came in at half-time, obviously the manager had a few words to say in the second half, I thought we came out and were brilliant.
James, what was said at half-time? Did it need to be better?
Yeah, of course it did. I think we all knew that. Big credit to the manager and all the boys as well. The manager knew it.
What were the key statistics from the match?
He was angry, but he kept most of it in and said what needed to be said and got us going. I think you saw in the second half it was more like how we'd been playing and getting about the ball in the first half. We weren't really at the races and they're a good team, so we gave ourselves all the work to do, but it shows a lot of character to come back from a goal down away from home and get three points.
You're getting plenty of practice, but these penalties seem to be getting cooler and cooler, don't they?
As long as they end up in the back of the net, that's all I'm bothered about.
It was a big goal, wasn't it?
Yeah, it was a big moment in the game, obviously, and we had chances during the second half, so it was important we took that, and thankfully it went in the net and we've got the three points.
Jordan, it is your best Premier League run under Jurgen Klopp.
Are you a different animal this season? I definitely think we've improved as time's gone on. We've had a good pre-season together, I think that was important, and now we've started to set the standard of every week playing the way we've been playing and we've just got to continue that. So hopefully we just keep on going, keep working hard, keep our feet on the ground and keep doing what we've been doing. Well done.
Chris Coleman and Dean Saunders alongside me in the studio, much better from Liverpool in the second half, what changed?
It's exactly what Jordan Henderson was saying there in the second half. They moved the ball quicker, had better movement, more purpose. And I think Swansea had a great first half, very good, pressed Liverpool, but Liverpool in the second half played with much more purpose, better ball speed. really played much more in Swansea City's half, and asked more questions of Swansea City, moved them round more, and you could just feel then that something was going to happen before the goal came, and especially after the first goal came, for about ten minutes, Liverpool were right on top, and that's more like it from Liverpool.
But we talk so often in this game, don't we, Dean, about these fine, fine margins.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What were Swansea's strengths in the first half against Liverpool?
0:04–0:35
2
How did Liverpool improve in the second half of the match?
0:35–1:08
3
What led to the penalty awarded to Liverpool?
1:08–1:17
4
How did James Milner perform from the penalty spot?
1:17–1:49
5
What were the key statistics from the match?
1:49–4:03
6
What did Jordan Henderson and James Milner say about the match?
4:03–5:15
7
How did the managers assess their teams' performances?
5:15–7:55
8
What are the implications of this match for both teams moving forward?
7:55–21:44
Speakers
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