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“It was hard, as expected,” he tells Sky Sports. “Sheffield United are a good side, they worked hard and made it difficult. They were in the game for long periods but we’re delighted that we kept going and got the three points in the end, which was important for us.
On Liverpool’s centre-back pairing: “They were brilliant. It’s always going to be difficult against McBurnie up top, who’s very good in the air. I thought they worked the game out well, especially in the second half. We created some good chances and probably should have killed the game off with another goal or two. Overall, we’ve got to be delighted with the three points.” 9.57pm BST
The table:
Liverpool go second, level on points with Everton having played one game more. Sheffield United remain second from bottom with just one point from a possible 18 but can take a lot of positives from their performance against the champions tonight.