Steven Gerrard has contradicted James Milner’s post-match comment about pitch conditions at Anfield.
Liverpool oversaw a stalemate at home today in a hotly contested clash with Chelsea at the early start. Kai Havertz opened the scoring after five minutes but was later annulled by VAR for the scorer’s offside.
Both teams have been plagued by injuries since the start of the campaign, which will have played a part in their lackluster start to the season as both Chelsea and Liverpool need every point they can get to try and finish in the top four of the standings. . desk.
James Milner started ahead of Trent Alexander-Arnold as the 24-year-old was recovering from a minor injury that had sidelined him in training.
Milner captained the team until late in the second half, when Jordan Henderson was introduced.
Gerrard disagrees with Milner’s statement
After the match, the 37-year-old spoke to BT Sport and pointed out an element of the game that he believes is detrimental to the team. He said: “It was tough, two teams that are obviously not playing their best right now, that’s why you have to win that battle.
“The court didn’t make it too easy to play as much as we’d like, but we could have made it easier for ourselves perhaps with an extra touch or moving a bit more. There weren’t many options at times and again, that’s something we could work on.”
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“You saw the guys’ fight and the chances to win it, they had a chance to win it, you know, so that’s something we can build on.”
However, former club captain Gerrard was an expert on the match and contradicted Milner’s statement, adding: “It looked perfect when I was walking on it before the game, so I’ll have to disagree with that.”
