Gerrard delighted

Last updated : 11 January 2012 By Adam Bryant

"That's what we wanted to do. We wanted to try to come here and get a clean sheet and try to get a goal," said the Liverpool skipper. "But we're in for a very tough match in two weeks time so the job is only half done.

"It's nice to be back. I feel like a footballer again. I've had a difficult year but its games like this that I've missed and games like this that I've been patient and worked so hard to get back for and tonight I got the winning goal.

"But it was all about the team tonight. We defended from back to front. We weren't effective in the second half, we know that, but we're playing one of the big powers in the world and sometimes you've got to do the ugly stuff and we've done that tonight. Maybe the pretty stuff will come at Anfield in two weeks time. There's still 90 minutes to play. It's advantage to us but its not over."

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