Was never going to be pretty, job done is all we wanted today and we got that so no complaints.
I'm delighted with how we started the second half up until we scored, so often when it's 0-0 at halftime against a side camped in their area we don't put them under any real pressure or pick up the intensity until the last 10 minutes. Today straight from the whistle second half we went at them quickly, plenty of crosses into the box, it doesn't matter they were largely all shit crosses, it's about mounting pressure, tiring them out not just physically but mentally with them having to deal with cross after cross and be on high alert. The percentages are in your favour more and more the longer you do that, it's why Liverpool score so many late goals and was pleasing to see.
Bit disappointed we took our foot off the gas once we scored, because whilst we still had chances to score more, sitting on it ran the risk of what almost happened late on.
He scored so it doesn't matter but I find it absolutely staggering that Sterling was deemed the best option to take a penalty from the 11 on the pitch, he would literally be my last pick and I'd even make a sub before allowing him to take a spot kick. Pep needs to put that right before it costs us, it worked today but that will cost us.
