Steven Gerrard confirms dressing room is ‘full of sadness’ as Ex-Liverpool Star suffers more disappointments and controversies due to….

November 27, 2023 admin Liverpool 0

 

Steven Gerrard admits dressing room is ‘full of sadness’ as Jordan Henderson suffers more disappointment

Liverpool icon Steven Gerrard is 14 league games into his spell as Al-Ettifaq manager

The great Steven Gerrard of Liverpool said that his team was “full of sadness” following the weekend’s 1-1 draw between Al-Ettifaq and Al-Ittihad.

The crowd of 12,300 attended the match against the defending Saudi Pro League winners, after Al-Ettifaq, whose roster includes former Liverpool midfielders Jordan Henderson and Gini Wijnaldum, had consistently drawn fewer than 700 spectators for their games.

And although Gerrard’s team has now drawn their past three games to extend their unbeaten streak to four, it turned out to be another share of the spoils.

Wijnaldum scored his fifth goal of the year just before the half by quickly converting a rebound.

READ MORE: After Liverpool’s draw against Manchester City, Bukayo Saka discloses what transpired in the Arsenal locker room.

Up against Wijnaldum and Henderson was their former Reds midfield partner Fabinho. It was the first the trio had been on the same field since they made the switch to Saudi Arabia in the summer.

And Fabinho proved to be a thorn in the side for Gerrard, Henderson and Wijnaldum, assisting Abderrazak Hamdallah for Al-Ittihad’s equaliser nine minutes into the second half.

“The dressing room was full of sadness on my players faces because of the draw,” Gerrard began. “We are disappointed with the result. We were closer to getting the three points.

“No player deserves to be changed, to be honest. That’s why we did not use the bench for this match.”

Since taking over Al-Ettifaq, Gerrard has overseen six wins from 14 league games. His team remain in seventh in the Saudi Pro League standings, 15 points off leaders Al-Hilal, while Al Ittihad crept up to fourth, leapfrogging Al-Taawoun on goal difference.

‘Stood up to everything’…John Aldridge seriously impressed with two Liverpool players v Man City

Liverpool fought hard for a point at Manchester City at the weekend and John Aldridge has sung the praises of two Reds stars.

Jurgen Klopp’s side stayed in the game and then a goal from Trent Alexander-Arnold got them a big point at The Etihad. In the end, it was a deserved draw and a big result for Klopp’s side.

Much of the pre-game focus had been on if Liverpool’s new-look midfield could cope with the likes of Rodri, Bernardo Silva and Phil Foden.

In the end, Liverpool’s new signings did just that and writing for Sunday World, former Red John Aldridge was impressed.

John Aldridge impressed with Szoboszlai and Mac Allister against Manchester City

Speaking about the duo and how they stood up to City, Aldridge had the following take.

“Liverpool were struggling for midfield options for much of last season but Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai stood up to everything City threw at them yesterday and held firm.

Then Klopp could call on Gravenberch and Wataru Endo when he needed some fresh legs at the end and they did a job,” Aldridge said.

Proving a point

A lot of teams wilt under the pressure of City’s relentless pressure and a lot of the time that comes from the likes of Rodri controlling the game.

However, Liverpool did indeed manage to repel them and after so much talk of not having a proper holding midfielder on the pitch, Szoboszlai and Mac Allister did so well.

Yes, Liverpool might still need a new player in their long-term and interest in the likes of Cheick Doucoure has been mentioned.

However, Mac Allister – in particular – is doing well in the middle right now and he passed the biggest test possible this weekend.

Liverpool are well placed right now and those two midfielders more than proved their point this weekend.

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