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45 minutes into the match, and apart from Coutinho's rip-roaring wonder strike (another one), and a squandered chance for Firmino, it seemed a drab affair for Liverpool, against current relegation favourites: Swansea City. As I sat watching the game, I thought the only logical conclusion to draw was that Liverpool can't blow every team away and that this was just the law of averages kicking in. But after half-time, Liverpool shaped up differently, tactically, and once the team scored their …

Liverpool were coming of a sequence of mixed results and were looking to set the record straight, and that is precisely what they did as they put five past Swansea. The key takeaways from the game are as follows... Liverpool needed this win Liverpool were coming off of two home draws and then the usual bit of snatching a draw from the jaws of victory at the Emirates Stadium. United had dropped points early in the afternoon, which made this …

Location: Anfield Liverpool: Mignolet; Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Klavan, Robertson; Can, Wijnaldum, Chamberlain, Coutinho, Salah, Firmino Swansea: Fabianski, Naughton, Fernandez, Mawson, Olsson, Routledge, Fer, Mesa, Carroll, Ayew, McBurnie. Match Report James Milner's post-match comments rang true for Liverpool in the aftermath of their 3-3 draw with Arsenal last Friday, with the midfielder claiming that the side needed to 'be more boring' and close out games. It seemed like his teammates had certainly taken on-board such remarks for the opening first-forty five, with …