Liverpool lost the crunch encounter to Manchester United on Sunday, a result that has put a five point gap between van Gaal’s side and the Reds. It is a mountain to climb for Liverpool, a side that was doing so well recently with a tough game against Arsenal next (after the international break).
Simon Mignolet, who besides Mamadou Sakho was the only player to have an outing to remember after he saved Wayne Rooney’s penalty, said that his side responded to defeat at Old Trafford in December in a positive manner and they have to do the same again.
He said, a Therea s still a lot to play for and when we come back from international duty, wea ve got that big game against Arsenal.
a The game away to Manchester United at Old Trafford we used as a catalyst to put in a lot of good performances a so leta s use this game as a catalyst again when we come back.
a With all the games still to play until the end of the season, we can still do really well. Wea ll build on the game and hopefully we can come back and get a run going again like we did after that Old Trafford game.a
He spoke about the game and his personal high from the game, the penalty save. He said, a The penalty save isna t important anymore. Skrts [Martin Skrtel] had a chance after that, but it wasna t to be today.
a When you play at home, you always want to win, but unfortunately it didna t happen.
a They scored in the first half and against a team like Manchester United, ita s always difficult after that.
a In the second half, we tried to come back with a new plan to try to make sure we got a result out of the game. We scored a goal late on, but unfortunately theya d scored a second on the counter-attack and it was difficult.
a With 10 men we fought hard to get something out of the game, but it didna t happen.a