The ref could of prevented all this by laying the law down early on and giving out the free kicks and cards that were deserved. They then played like they could kick and knock us about which can make your players pull out of 1-1's as they're wary of being injured. That then lead to the sort of second half display where they're winning most of the ball. At this point I thought this had been allowed for that reason. But the way we stood up to that and everything that came after was absolutely brilliant.
We play Liverpool next. And we're against them in the league run in. They've had it easier than us of late with games they've played and it could give them a slight advantage fitness wise. But the resilience we've shown should give us that extra bit of metal needed for this stage in the season. Sometimes an easy run in can do you less favours than having been in a few fights.