Steven Gerrard scored a last-gasp penalty as Liverpool moved to within four points of the Premier League summit after a dramatic win at Fulham.
Kolo Toure’s own goal gave the Cottagers a surprise lead before Daniel Sturridge levelled following Gerrard’s delightful pass.
Kieran Richardson took advantage of poor defending by Martin Skrtel to restore Fulham’s advantage.
But Philippe Coutinho equalised from 20 yards before Gerrard’s penalty sealed the win.
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers: “Steven Gerrard is peerless in situations like that. He showed brilliant composure. It was a great result. We’ve had to show character to come form behind twice. A brilliant victory.
“It’s a great credit to Rene and his staff and players that we were given a very tough game. In the first half we were not quite on it in terms of intensity, and a mistake has put us 1-0 down. We then got a good goal, thanks to Gerrard’s marvellous pass. We raised the intensity and aggression at half-time. We’re disappointed with the second goal we gave away. This team has shown great characteristics mentally.
“We conceded two goals, that has been unlike us for a while. We need to eradicate the individual errors. Thankfully we have goals in the team.”
“We’re going to keep pushing. We’ve shown enough times we’re a very good side. We’re chasing, other teams are still ahead of us. We need some of them to drop points. We know we still have Man City and Chelsea to play at home. We’ll take it game by game. I’m enjoying as a coach watching the team improve.”
Written by Steve Milne Twitter : @stevenmilnelive
