Sunderland come from 2 down to draw 2-2 with Liverpool

“It changed probably the atmosphere in the stadium but it didn’t change our mentality”.

Roberto Firmino eventually put Liverpool ahead in the 59th minute when he headed home a James Milner cross.

“Normally the scoreboard doesn’t lie but today it did in my opinion”, insisted Lijnders.

“When you have the ball you need to be fearless and direct and we have showed that in two out of the three games we have played [against] them”.

“He was impressive in the last session on Friday night, so we thought if there’s a chance for him to have 15 minutes [against Sunderland] we should try it. We spoke to him and he said he would like to. We will know that one hour before the game and it is not a big problem”, he said.

“It is not what we want, we don’t want the people leaving the stadium before the game is finished”.

“There were a lot of positive things and if you pick out the last 10 minutes it was a really good game; how you should play and we should have scored a few more goals”.

Although the draw failed to improve Sunderland’s situation, they remain four points from safety after rivals Newcastle’s victory lifted them out of the relegation and above Norwich, it provided a bonus point in some respects.

Veteran striker Defoe then completed the stunning late comeback with a trademark finish in the 89th minute beating Simon Mignolet.

Liverpool forward Adam Lallana admits the players have to take the blame for throwing away a 2-0 lead.

A member of the Spirit of Shankley group, one of the Liverpool supporter’s groups who organised the protest, has told the Press Association that yesterday’s protest wasn’t a one off action, and will hopefully be the start of more demonstrations against the rising costs of modern football.

If you never say die and have Jermain Defoe up front you can get something out of the game. “[It was] very light so it was just a precaution to come off because it was in the same spot”, Lijnders explained, as quoted by Liverpool’s official website.

Liverpool Boss, Jurgen Klopp – has joined the team’s injury list but- is said to be recovering well after he underwent emergency surgery on Saturday to remove his appendix.

Manager Klopp is set to ring the changes once again as he navigates a brutal fixture schedule after an inexperienced Liverpool side held West Ham to a goal-less draw in the FA Cup fourth-round match eight days ago.