Liverpool out of relegation zone
London, Nov. 1: Liverpool climbed out of the Premier League relegation zone after a moment of magic from Fernando Torres helped set up a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Bolton.
The English giants looked to be heading for another desperately disappointing day at the Reebok Stadium as they struggled to break down a determined Wanderers outfit.
But a sublime backheel from Torres — who had missed several chances during another out-of-sorts performance — created an 86th-minute winner for Maxi Rodriguez that sealed Liverpool’s first away win since April.
The result also sealed back-to-back victories for Roy Hodgson’s men following their win over Blackburn last week. After languishing in the relegation zone for weeks following their worst start to a season in more than 50 years, Liverpool are now 12th with 12 points, still five points off the coveted top four. “It’s just nice to be out of that bottom three, we've been in there a while so it’s been difficult to look at the table,” relieved Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher said.
“We know we haven’t had a great start, but there’s still a long way to go and with the league so tight, with a few wins we can certainly climb to the top half of the table,” added Carragher.
Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson was thrilled to record his first back-to-back Premier League victories.
“I have always believed I as a manager or the coaching staff can’t do more than we have tried to do to prepare the team to play,” he said, adding, “I have been as devastated as everyone has by the lack of results but I have never stopped believing that work would pay dividends.”
“The players now know they have got the ability to dig in, even in games like this, which is a good thing to know. It is nice to see a little bit of light at the end of the tunnel,” added Hodgson.
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